Print version| Country | CAMBODIA | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Ministry of the Interior | ||||||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | General Department of Prisons | ||||||||||||||||||
| Contact address | P.O. Box 1126, Phnom Penh, Cambodia 12202, Kingdom of Cambodia | ||||||||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +855 12 878 626 fax: +855 23 726 207 |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
H.E. Kuy BunSorn
Director General |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
15,065
at 15.6.2012 (national prison administration) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
104
based on an estimated national population of 14.45 million at June 2012 (from United Nations figures) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
37.6%
(mid-2011) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
8.4%
(15.6.2012) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
5.6%
(30.6.2010 - juveniles) |
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
3.9%
(mid-2011) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
25
(2011) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | c.8,360
(25.4.2011) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
c.179%
(25.4.2011) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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