Print version| Country | PANAMA | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Ministerio de Gobierno | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | Direccion General del Sistema Penitenciario | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Contact address | Edificios 37 and 38 Balboa, Apartado 1628, Zona 1, Panama | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +507 512 7200 or 7201 fax: +507 512 7233 Web: www.sistemapenitenciario.gob.pa |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
(Lic.) Luis Donadio
Director General |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
14,599
at 24.4.2013 (national prison administration) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
406
based on an estimated national population of 3.6 million at April 2013 (from United Nations figures) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
64.0%
(22.4.2013) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
7.3%
(22.4.2013) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
0%
(December 2012 - under 18) |
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
9.9%
(December 2012) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
27
(April 2013) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 8,548
(24.4.2013) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
170.8%
(24.4.2013) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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