| Country | Uzbekistan |
|---|
| Ministry responsible |
Ministry of Internal Affairs
|
|---|---|
| Prison administration |
Central Penal Correction Department
|
| Telephone |
+998 71 191 60 46
|
| Head of prison administration (and title) | Abdukarim A. Shodiev
Head of Prison Service
|
| Prison population total (including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) | 22 867
at 17.8.2020 (Ministry of the Interior)
|
|---|---|
| Prison population rate (per 100,000 of national population) | 68
based on an estimated national population of 33.53 million at August 2020 (from United Nations figures)
|
| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners (percentage of prison population) | Circa
10.0%
(2007)
|
| Number of establishments / institutions | 54
(2020 - 43 prisons, 11 pre-trial detention centres)
|
| Official capacity of prison system | Circa
54 875
(2014)
|
| Occupancy level (based on official capacity) | Circa
80.0%
(2014)
|
| Prison population trend (year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
|
|---|
Uzbekistan: Torture Widespread, Routine
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Uzbekistan's 'House Of Torture'
Pages
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US State Department Human Rights Country Report 2013: Uzbekistan
Report
27/02/2014
Countries:
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Penal Reform International: Central Asia Office
Organisation
12/12/2013
Countries:
Prison population total
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