- Country
- Micronesia, Federated States of
- Ministry responsible
- Department of Justice
- Prison administration
- Prisons administered by each of the four states: Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei and Yap
- Contact address
-
(Pohnpei) Department of Public Safety, Pohnpei State Government, Pohnpei, FM 96941, Federated States of Micronesia
Micronesia - Telephone
- Head of prison administration
-
(Pohnpei) Watson N. Pelep, (Pohnpei) Chief, Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Prison population data
| Prison population total (including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
132
at 31.12.2014 (via U.S. State Department human rights report)
|
|---|---|
| Prison population rate (per 100,000 of national population) |
127
based on an estimated national population of 104,000 at end of 2014 (from United Nations figures)
|
| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners (percentage of prison population) |
16.7%
(31.12.2014)
|
| Female prisoners (percentage of prison population) |
0.0%
(31.12.2014)
|
| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
0.9%
(31.12.2013 - juveniles)
|
| Number of establishments / institutions |
4
(2013 - one for each State, located on each of the main islands)
|
| Official capacity of prison system |
150
(31.12.2014)
|
| Occupancy level (based on official capacity) |
88.0%
(31.12.2014)
|
Prison population trend
| Year | Prison population total | Prison population rate |
|---|---|---|
| 91 | 85 | |
| 97 | 91 | |
| 86 | 80 | |
| 103 | 97 | |
| 76 | 73 | |
| 95 | 92 | |
| 107 | 103 |
Prison population total
Prison population rate
Female prison population: trend
The table below gives an indication of the trend in the female prison population. The final row shows the latest figures available.
It consists of the number of female prisoners in the prison population on a single date in the year (or the annual average) and the percentage of the total prison population that female prisoners constituted on that day.
The final column shows the female prison population rate per 100,000 of the national population.
MICRONESIA (FEDERATED STATES OF)
Year | Number of | Percentage | Female prison |
2005 | 0 | 0% | 0 |
2014 | 0 | 0% | 0 |
The number of female prisoners fluctuates and so the above figures give an indication of the trend but the picture is inevitably incomplete.
The female prison population rate is calculated on the basis of the national population total. All national population figures are inevitably estimates but the estimates used in the World Prison Brief are based on official national figures, United Nations figures or figures from other recognised international authorities.
(If the rate were calculated on the basis of the number of females in the national population it would of course be approximately double the figure in the final column.)
Prison population trend up to 2000
The figures below give an indication of the prison population trend in the years up to 2000. They supplement the more recent figures that are shown at the foot of the Overview page and in the graphs below.
MICRONESIA (Federated States of)
|
Year |
Prison |
Prison population rate |
|
1992 |
72 |
71 |
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