Print version| Country | ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Ministry of National Security, the Public Service, Seaport and Airport Development | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | Prison Service of St Vincent and the Grenadines | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Contact address | H.M. Prison, White Chapel Road, Kingstown, St Vincent | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +1 784 457 1987 fax: +1 784 457 1417 Web: www.gov.vc |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
Eric Rodrigues
Superintendent |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
410
at 2012 (U.S. State Department human rights report) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
376
based on an estimated national population of 109,000 at mid-2012 (from United Nations figures) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
29.4%
(December 2011) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
3.0%
(December 2011) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
17.2%
(19.4.2006) |
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
7.4%
(19.4.2006) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
3
(2012 - Belle Isle, Her Majesty's Prison Kingstown (males), Fort Charlotte (females)) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 488
(2012) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
84.0%
(2012) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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