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Portugal - World Prison Brief
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Country Portugal
Website https://dgrsp.justica.gov.pt/
118
Prison population rate (per
based on an estimated national population of 10.50 million at
100,000 of national population)
beginning of October 2023 (from Statistics Portugal figures)
49
Number of establishments /
(2015 - 17 central prisons, 4 special prisons, 27 regional prisons,
institutions
1 'Cadeia de Apoio')
12 663
Official capacity of prison system
(1.10.2023 - not including places in psychiatric institutions)
16,000
10,000
2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020
102
100
2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020