| Country | Uzbekistan | 
|---|
| Ministry responsible | 
 Ministry of Internal Affairs 
       |  
|---|---|
| Prison administration | 
 Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation  
       |  
| Telephone | 
 +998 71 191 60 46 
       |  
| Head of prison administration (and title) | Abdukarim A. Shodiev 
      Head of Prison Service 
       |  
| Prison population total (including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) | 29 000 
      at January 2022 (Ministry of the Interior) 
       |  
|---|---|
| Prison population rate (per 100,000 of national population) | 85 
      based on an estimated national population of 34.18 million at January 2022 (from United Nations figures) 
       |  
| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners (percentage of prison population) | Circa 
      10.0% 
      (2007) 
       |  
| Number of establishments / institutions | 54 
      (2020 - 43 prisons, 11 pre-trial detention centres) 
       |  
| Official capacity of prison system | Circa 
      54 875 
      (2014) 
       |  
| Occupancy level (based on official capacity) | Circa 
      80.0% 
      (2014) 
       |  
| Prison population trend (year, prison population total, prison population rate)  | 
	
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      US State Department Human Rights Country Report 2013: Uzbekistan
Report
      27/02/2014
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      Penal Reform International: Central Asia Office
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      12/12/2013
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