International Centre for Prison Studies
| Country | GREECE | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Ministry of Justice | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | Penitentiary Policy General Directorate | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Contact address | 96 Avenue Messogion, GR-11527 ATHENS, Greece | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +30 1 77 96 452 fax: +30 1 77 17 182 Web: www.ministryofjustice.gr |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title)
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(Mme.) Sevasti Anastassakou - Papamitropoulou
General Director of Penitentiary Policy
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners)
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12,586
at 1.1.2011 (national prison administration)
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population)
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111
based on an estimated national population of 11.31 million at
beginning of 2011 (Eurostat)
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population)
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31.2%
(1.9.2010)
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population)
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5.0%
(1.9.2010)
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population)
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4.5%
(1.1.2010 - under 18)
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population)
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57.1%
(1.9.2010)
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| Number of establishments /
institutions
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33
(2009 - 16 judicial prisons, 8 closed prisons, 3 therapeutic
establishments, 3 special juvenile establishments, 3 rural prisons)
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| Official capacity of prison system | 9,223
(1.1.2011)
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity)
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136.5%
(1.1.2011)
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate)
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