Prison Brief for Dominica
Print version| Country | DOMINICA | |||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Prime Minister's Office | |||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | Dominica Prison Service | |||||||||||||||
| Contact address | Her Majesty's Prison, Stockfarm, Roseau, Dominica | |||||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +1 767 448 2631 or 6738 or 7681 or 3339 fax: +1 767 448 6738 Web: dominica_prisonservice@yahoo.com |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
Denis A. Blanc
Superintendent of Prisons |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
235
at 31.12.2008 (US State Department human rights report) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
324
based on an estimated national population of 72,600 at end of 2008 (from World Factbook figures) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
18.5%
(30.8.2007) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
1.6%
(30.8.2007) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
7.5%
(30.8.2007 - under 18) |
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
0.8%
(30.8.2007) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
1
(2008 - Stock Farm Prison) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 300
(30.8.2007) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
84.7%
(30.8.2007) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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