Country DJIBOUTI
Ministry responsible Ministère de la Justice, des Affaires Pénitentiaires et Musulmanes
Prison administration Direction de l'Administration Pénitentiaire
Contact address BP12, Djibouti
Telephone/fax/website fax: +253 35 54 20
Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners)
750
at 2011 (U.S. State Department human rights report)
Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population)
83
based on an estimated national population of 906,000 at mid-2011 (from United Nations figures)
Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population)
c.50%
(2011)
Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population)
c.2%
(2011)
Number of establishments /
institutions
1
(2010 - central prison at Gabode. There are also a number of small local police jails.)
Official capacity of prison system 500
(2011)
Occupancy level (based on official
capacity)
150.0%
(2011)
Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate)
1994 c.650 (115)
1999 584 (93)
2009 525 (60)

World Prison Brief supplied by the International Centre for Prison Studies, maintained by Roy Walmsley
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