| Country | Uzbekistan |
|---|
| Ministry responsible |
Ministry of Internal Affairs
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|---|---|
| Prison administration |
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
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| Telephone |
+998 71 191 60 46
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| Head of prison administration (and title) | Abdukarim A. Shodiev
Head of Prison Service
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| Prison population total (including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) | 29 000
at January 2022 (Ministry of the Interior)
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|---|---|
| Prison population rate (per 100,000 of national population) | 85
based on an estimated national population of 34.18 million at January 2022 (from United Nations figures)
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners (percentage of prison population) | Circa
10.0%
(2007)
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| Number of establishments / institutions | 54
(2020 - 43 prisons, 11 pre-trial detention centres)
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| Official capacity of prison system | Circa
54 875
(2014)
|
| Occupancy level (based on official capacity) | Circa
80.0%
(2014)
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| Prison population trend (year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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