| Country | NEW CALEDONIA (FRANCE) | |||||||||||||||
| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
423
at 1.11.2012 (French Ministry of Justice) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
163
based on an estimated national population of 260,000 at beginning of November 2012 (from United Nations figures) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
2.8%
(1.10.2007) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
1
(2012 - Nouméa) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 238
(1.11.2012) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
177.7%
(1.11.2012) |
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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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