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Country ARUBA (NETHERLANDS)
Ministry responsible Ministry of Justice
Prison administration Korrektie Instituut Aruba (K.I.A.)
Contact address Santo di patia w/n, San Nicolas, ARUBA
Telephone/fax/website tel: +297 584 6381
fax: +297 584 7844
Head of prison administration
(and title)
Emilio Geerman
Interim Director
Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners)
246
at October 2011 (U.S. State Department human rights report)
Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population)
228
based on an estimated national population of 108,000 at 2011 (from United Nations figures)
Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population)
16.6%
(June 2007)
Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population)
9.0%
(June 2007)
Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population)
1.8%
(June 2007 - under 18)
Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population)
48.1%
(21.1.2005)
Number of establishments /
institutions
1
(2007)
Official capacity of prison system 310
(June 2007 - another 80 places were out of use)
Occupancy level (based on official
capacity)
89.4%
(June 2007)
Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate)
1992 189 (272)
1995 176 (220)
1998 199 (224)
2005 231 (231)

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