| Country | Cuba |
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| Ministry responsible |
Ministry of the Interior
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| Prison administration |
Direccion de Carceles y Prisiones
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| Contact address |
Plaza de la Revolución, La Habana (Havana), Cuba
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| Telephone |
+53 7 301566
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| Prison population total (including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) | 90 000
at January 2020 (Ministry of the Interior, not including prisoners in labour camps)
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|---|---|
| Prison population rate (per 100,000 of national population) | 794
based on an estimated national population of 11.33 million at January 2020 (from United Nations figures)
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| Number of establishments / institutions | 200
(June 2013 - 5 maximum security prisons, 195 other penitentiary institutions)
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| Prison population trend (year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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