Number of child prisoners reaches 2,157

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The Ministry of Justice General Directorate of Prisons and Detention Centers has released new statistics regarding the inmate population in prisons.

Based on the announcement by the Ministry, the Civil Society Association in the Penal Execution System (CİSST) compiled the current figures related to the prisoners as follows:

213,781 inmates in closed prisons

According to the latest figures, there are a total of 403 prisons in Turkey, including 278 closed penal institutions with a total capacity of 293,473, 93 independent open penal institutions, 4 juvenile correctional facilities, 11 closed women's institutions, 8 open women's institutions, and 9 closed juvenile correctional facilities. These prisons are currently housing 270,607 inmates.

56,826 inmates are in open prisons, while 213,781 inmates are in closed prisons.

38,391 are pre-trial detainees

Of these inmates, 232,216 are convicts, and 38,391 are pre-trial detainees.

Among the inmates, 200 are LGBTI+, 15,008 are foreigners, 581 are disabled, and 1,453 have been sentenced to life imprisonment.

39,519 inmates are students

6,223 are aged 65 and above among all inmates.

There are 39,519 inmates continuing their education within prisons, and 60,767 inmates have previously engaged in occupational activities with insurance coverage.

383 children are staying with their mothers

There are 2,157 children under the age of 18, including 83 girls, in prisons. The number of children staying with their mothers among the 10,899 female inmates is 383.

In addition to these statistics, inmates without health problems receive a daily food allowance of 50 lira (1.67 Euro), while the food allowance for children aged 0-6 staying with their mothers is 75 lira.

101 inmates passed away in 2022

The number of inmates who died in prison was 107 in 2019, 95 in 2020, 128 in 2021, and 101 in 2022.

(AS/PE)