Print version| Country | NICARAGUA | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Ministerio de Gobernacion | ||||||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | Dirección General del Sistema Penitenciario Nacional | ||||||||||||||||||
| Contact address | Empalme Carretera Tipitapa - Masaya, 500 mts al Sur 800 Mts al Este, Nicaragua | ||||||||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +505 295 3285 fax: +505 295 3287 Web: www.migob.gob.ni/webdgspn |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
Carlos Alberto Sobalvarro Ruiz
Director General |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
c.7,200
at 2011 (Strategic Studies and Public Policy Institute) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
c.122
based on an estimated national population of 5.9 million at mid-2011 (from CELADE figures) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
21.2%
(30.6.2008) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
7.6%
(2008) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
1.2%
(7.11.2006 - under 18) |
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
2.9%
(7.11.2006) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
8
(2011 - there are also police holding cells) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 4,742
(September 2010) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
128.0%
(September 2010) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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