Czech Republic
| Prison Brief (Czech Republic) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Ministry responsible | Ministry of Justice | ||||||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | Prison Service of the Czech Republic | ||||||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | Prison Administration | ||||||||||||||||||
| Contact address | Soudni 1672/1a, P.O. Box 3, CZ-14067 PRAGUE 4, Czech Republic | ||||||||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +420 244 024 405 fax: +420 241 409 072 Web: www.vscr.cz |
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| Head of prison administration and title) | Ludek Kula Director General | ||||||||||||||||||
| Prison population total (including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) | 21,943 at 31.3.2010 (national prison administration) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Prison population rate (per 100,000 of national population) | 209 based on an estimated national population of 10.52 million at end of March 2010 (from Eurostat figures) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners (percentage of prison population) | 11.3% (31.3.2010) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Female prisoners (percentage of prison population) | 5.9% (31.3.2010) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners incl. definition (percentage of prison population) | 1.0% (31.3.2010 - juveniles) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign prisoners (percentage of prison population) | 7.1% (31.12.2008) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Number of establishments / institutions | 36 (2010) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Official capacity of prison system | 19,471 (31.12.2008) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Occupancy level (based on official capacity) | 105.3% (31.12.2008) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Source International Center for Prison Studies, Kings College
