Print version| Country | GUATEMALA | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Ministerio de Gobernacion | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | Direccion General del Sistema Penitenciario | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Contact address | 7a Calle 10-54, Zona 1, Ciudad de Guatemala | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +502 2251-1688 or +502 2410-6060 fax: +502 2251-1688 Web: www.sistemapenitenciario.gob.gt |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
Eddy A. Morales
Director General |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
12,835
at 2011 (national prison administration) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
87
based on an estimated national population of 14.73 million at mid-2011 (from CELADE figures) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
54.4%
(January 2010) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
7.4%
(2011) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
4.6%
(2011 - juveniles) |
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
3.5%
(January 2010) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
19
(2011) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 6,974
(2011) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
184.0%
(2011) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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