Print version| Country | PUERTO RICO (USA) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Commonwealth of Puerto Rico | ||||||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | Department of Correction and Rehabilitation | ||||||||||||||||||
| Contact address | PO Box 71308, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +1 787 782 9915 fax: +1 787 749 0470 Web: Web: www.ac.gobierno.pr |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
11,452
at 31.12.2011 (U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
311
based on an estimated national population of 3.68 million at end of 2011 (from U.S. Census Bureau figures) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
15.7%
(July 2006) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
3.1%
(31.12.2007) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
3.9%
(juveniles - average, year July 2004 - June 2005) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
52
(average, year July 2004 - June 2005) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 15,034
(31.12.2007 - rated capacity) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
87.9%
(31.12.2007) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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