Print version| Country | BHUTAN |
| Ministry responsible | Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs |
| Prison administration | Royal Bhutan Police: Prison Services Division |
| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
1,001
at July 2011 (National Assembly Human Rights Committee) |
| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
135
based on an estimated national population of 740,000 at July 2011 (from United Nations figures) |
| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
3.8%
(July 2011) |
| Number of establishments /
institutions |
21
and also Youth Development and Rehabilitation Centres for those under 18. Thimphu central prison is the main prison, located in the capital. Chemgang prison is 8km to the east of Thimphu. |
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