Print version| Country | CAMEROON | |||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Ministry of Justice | |||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | Administration Penitentiaire | |||||||||||||||
| Contact address | Yaounde, Cameroon | |||||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +237 222 05 51 fax: +237 222 05 51 |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
Jean-Marie Pongmoni
Directeur |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
23,368
at 31.12.2009 (U.S. State Department human rights report) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
119
based on an estimated national population of 19.7 million at end of 2009 (from United Nations figures) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
60.7%
(31.7.2008) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
2.7%
(December 2003) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
2.8%
(December 2003 - minors) |
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
2.4%
(December 2003) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
74
(2011) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 16,995
(November 2011) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
153.2%
(31.12.2009) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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