| Country | VIRGIN ISLANDS (UNITED KINGDOM) | ||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Ministry of Education and Culture | ||||||||||||
| Prison administration | Prison Service of the British Virgin Islands | ||||||||||||
| Contact address | H.M.Prison, P.O. Box 627, Balsum Ghut, Tortola, British Virgin Islands | ||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +1 284 495 1873/7 fax: +1 284 495 1868 web: www.psdp.gov.vg |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
Richard Holder
Superintendent of Prisons |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
138
at July 2012 (national prison administration) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
c.460
based on an estimated national population of estimated 30,000 in advance of 2010 Census results |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
32.5%
(December 2010) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
5.0%
(July 2011) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
3.0%
(July 2011 - under 18) |
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
*
68 British Virgin Islanders and 49 expatriates comprised the prison population in July 2010. |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
1
(2011) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 120
(26.5.2008) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
97.5%
(26.5.2008) |
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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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