Print version| Country | MEXICO | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Secretaría de Seguridad Pública | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | Organo Administrativo Desconcentrado Prevencion y Readaptacion Social | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | fax: +52 428100 Web: www.ssp.gob.mx |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
José Patricio Patiño Arias
Subsecretario del Sistema Penitenciario Federal |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
242,754
at 31.1.2013 (national prison administration) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
209
based on an estimated national population of 116.4 million at end of January 2013 (from 2010 Census figures) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
41.3%
(31.1.2013) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
4.8%
(31.1.2013) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
14.0%
(July 2010 - juveniles) |
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
0.9%
(2008) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
420
(2013) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 195,278
(31.1.2013)
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
124.3%
(31.1.2013) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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