Germany
| Prison Brief (Germany) |
| Ministry responsible |
State (Land) Ministries of Justice |
| Prison administration |
Prison administrations of the 16 states (Laender) |
| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
72,259
at 30.11.2008 (Federal Statistical Office) |
| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
88
based on an estimated national population of 82.14 million at end of November 2008 (from Eurostat figures) |
| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
16.0%
(30.11.2008) |
| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
5.3%
(30.11.2008) |
| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
4.3%
(of pre-trial prisoners only, 30.11.2008 - under 18) |
| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
26.3%
(31.3.2007 - Council of Europe Annual Penal Statistics) |
| Number of establishments /
institutions |
195
(2008 - 176 closed prisons, 19 open prisons) |
| Official capacity of prison system |
79,713
(30.11.2008) |
| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
90.6%
(30.11.2008) |
| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
| 1992 |
57,448 |
(71) |
| 1995 |
66,146 |
(81) |
| 1998 |
78,592 |
(96) |
| 2001 |
80,333 |
(98) |
| 2004 |
81,166 |
(98) |
| 2007 |
75,719 |
(92) |
|
Source International Center for Prison Studies, Kings College
