Total prison population:
29,000
- Country
- Uzbekistan
- Ministry responsible
- Ministry of Internal Affairs
- Prison administration
- Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
- Telephone
- Head of prison administration
-
Abdukarim A. Shodiev, Head of Prison Service
Prison population data
| 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) |
Circac. 10.0%
(2007)
|
| Number of establishments / institutions |
54
(2020 - 43 prisons, 11 pre-trial detention centres)
|
| Official capacity of prison system |
Circac. 54,875
(2014)
|
| Occupancy level (based on official capacity) |
Circac. 80.0%
(2014)
|
Prison population trend
| Year | Prison population total | Prison population rate |
|---|---|---|
| c. 60,000 | c. 258 | |
| 63,900 | 258 | |
| 48,000 | 186 | |
| c. 34,000 | c. 125 | |
| c. 42,000 | c. 150 | |
| c. 42,000 | c. 143 | |
| c. 43,900 | c. 144 | |
| 22,827 | 68 |
Prison population total
Prison population rate
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