Print version| Country | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Ministry of Justice | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | Trinidad and Tobago Prison Service | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Contact address | 8 New Street, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +1 868 623 3561 fax: +1 868 624 4687 Web: www.ttprisons.com |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
Martin Martinez
Commissioner of Prisons |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
3,500
at June 2012 (national prison administration) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
259
based on an estimated national population of 1.35 million at June 2012 (from United Nations figures) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
29.4%
(9.2.2012) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
2.8%
(June 2012) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
5.2%
(9.2.2012 - under 18) |
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
7.5%
(2009) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
9
(2012) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 4,380
(31.12.2010) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
c.84%
(31.12.2010) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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