Print version| Country | INDIA | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Ministry of Home Affairs | ||||||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | Governments of States (28) and Union Territories (7) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
372,296
at 31.12.2011 (National Crime Records Bureau) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
30
based on an estimated national population of 1,239.2 million at end of 2011 (from United Nations figures) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
64.8%
(31.12.2011) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
4.3%
(31.12.2011) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
0.02%
(31.12.2011 - under 18) |
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
1.5%
(31.12.2011) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
1,382
(31.12.2011 - comprising 123 central jails, 333 district jails, 809 sub jails, 19 women's jails, 44 open jails, 21 Borstal schools, 30 special jails, 3 other jails) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 332,782
(31.12.2011) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
112.1%
(31.12.2011) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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