Print version| Country | HAITI | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Ministry of Justice and Public Security | ||||||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | Direction de l'Administration Pénitentiaire (DAP) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
Jean Roland Celestin
Directeur |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
9,904
at March 2013 (International Federation of Human Rights) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
95
based on an estimated national population of 10.4 million at March 2013 (from United Nations figures) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
72.6%
(March 2013) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
8.6%
(21.6.2010) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
3.9%
(21.6.2010 - minors) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
17
(2013) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 2,448
(March 2009) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
335.7%
(March 2009) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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