| Country | Equatorial Guinea |
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| Ministry responsible |
Ministerio de Justicia, Culto e Instituciones Penitenciarias
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|---|---|
| Head of prison administration (and title) | Pascasio Efa Obama Nchama
Director General de Instituciones Penitenciarias
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| Prison population total (including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) | Circa
500
at 2015 (via US State Department human rights report)
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|---|---|
| Prison population rate (per 100,000 of national population) | Circa
63
based on an estimated national population of 799,000 at mid-2015 (from United Nations figures)
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| Female prisoners (percentage of prison population) | 5.0%
(2015)
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| Number of establishments / institutions | 15
(2022 - three prisons, in Bata, Evinayong and Malabo (Black Beach), and twelve detention centres)
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| Occupancy level (based on official capacity) | No official figures have been traced but according to the U.S. State Department human rights report for 2020 the physical conditions in the prisons and detention centres are life-threatening.
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US State Department Human Rights Country Report 2013: Equatorial Guinea
Report
27/02/2014
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