Print version| Country | ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Ministry of Legal Affairs | ||||||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | Her Majesty's Prison | ||||||||||||||||||
| Contact address | Her Majesty's Prison, Coronation Road, PO Box 1018, St John's, Antigua | ||||||||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +1 268 462 0500 or 1300 or 0503 fax: +1 268 562 1468 Web: hmp1735@candw.ag |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
Percy Adams
Acting Superintendent of Prisons |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
361
at December 2012 (national prison administration) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
395
based on an estimated national population of 91,500 at December 2012 (from United Nations figures) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
54.8%
(December 2012) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
4.7%
(December 2012) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
2.8%
(December 2012 - under 18) |
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
30.6%
(20.9.2007) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
1
(2012) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 150
(December 2012) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
240.7%
(December 2012) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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