| 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 |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
750
at 2011 (U.S. State Department human rights report) |
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| 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) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
c.50%
(2011) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
c.2%
(2011) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
1
(2010 - central prison at Gabode. There are also a number of small local police jails.) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 500
(2011) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
150.0%
(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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