| Country | ARMENIA | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Ministry of Justice | ||||||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | Criminal Executive Department | ||||||||||||||||||
| Contact address | 63 Arshakunyats Street, 375061 Yerevan, Republic of Armenia | ||||||||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +374 10 443 744 or +374 10 526 232 fax: +374 10 443 744 |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
Ashot Martirosyan
Head of Department |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
4,514
1.9.2011 (Council of Europe Annual Penal Statistics) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
138
based on an estimated national population of 3.27 million at September 2011 (from Eurostat figures) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
26.6%
(1.9.2011) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
4.3%
(1.9.2011) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
0.5%
(1.9.2011 - under 18) |
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
3.7%
(1.9.2011) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
13
(2008) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 4,395
(1.9.2011) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
102.7%
(1.9.2011) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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World Prison Brief supplied by the International Centre for Prison Studies, maintained by Roy Walmsley
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