Print version| Country | DOMINICA | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Prime Minister's Office | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | Dominica Prison Service | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Contact address | Her Majesty's Prison, Stockfarm, Roseau, Dominica | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +1 767 448 2631 or 6738 or 7681 or 3339 fax: +1 767 448 6738 Web: dominica_prisonservice@yahoo.com |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
Denis A. Blanc
Superintendent of Prisons |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
242
at 10.1.2012 (national prison administration) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
356
based on an estimated national population of 68,000 at January 2012 (from United Nations figures) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
20.2%
(10.1.2012) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
2.1%
(10.1.2012) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
2.9%
(10.1.2012 - under 18) |
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
0.4%
(10.1.2012) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
1
(2012 - Stock Farm Prison) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 300
(10.1.2012) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
80.7%
(10.1.2012) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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