Print version| Country | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Procuraduria General de la Republica | ||||||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | Direccion General de Prisiones | ||||||||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +1 809 533 3522 fax: +1 809 535 5921 or 533 7909 Web: www.pgr.gob.do |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
Manuel de Jesus Perez Sanchez
Director General |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
20,969
at 31.1.2011 (national prison administration) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
210
based on an estimated national population of 9.97 million at end of January 2011 (from CELADE figures) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
64.7%
(25.8.2010) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
2.8%
(31.1.2011) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
2.3%
(25.8.2010 - minors) |
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
7.4%
(31.1.2011) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
47
(2010 - 32 for males, 8 for females, 7 for minors) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 11,455
(25.8.2010) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
183.8%
(25.8.2010) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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