Prison Brief for Gambia
Print version| Country | GAMBIA | |||
| Ministry responsible | Ministry of the Interior | |||
| Prison administration | Gambia Prisons Service | |||
| Contact address | Central Prison, Mile Two, Banjul, Gambia | |||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +220 22 72 09 fax: +220 20 10 69 |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
David C. Colley
Commissioner of Prisons |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
450
at September 2002 (national prison administration) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
32
based on an estimated national population of 1.4 million at mid-2002 (United Nations) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
18.5%
(June 1999) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
1.2%
(June 1999) |
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
66.7%
(September 2002) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
3
(2006 - Mile Two, Janjanbureh and Jeshwang prisons. There are also some local jails.) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 780
(June 1999) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
65.0%
(June 1999) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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