Georgia
Capital city — Tbilisi
Country population
i01/01/2023/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 3.Type of government
Human Development Index
0.812(61/188)
iHomicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
iName of authority in charge of the pris…
Total number of incarcerated people
i30/04/2024Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
i30/04/2024Average length of imprisonment (in mont…
Data not disclosed
i2019/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2020, p. 124.Prison density
i30/04/2024Total number of prison facilities
i2024An NPM has been established
Number and percentage of incarcerated w…
i30/04/2024Number and percentage of incarcerated c…
i30/04/2024Number and percentage of people awaitin…
i30/04/2024The death penalty is abolished
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Overview
Organisation
Name of authority in charge of the prison administration
Ministry of Corrections and Probation
Budget of the prison administration
53,222,183.7
i
2022
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 33.
Prison population
Total number of incarcerated people
10,285
i
30/04/2024
Variation in the number of incarcerated people
increase
The prison population increased by 7.49% between January 2023 (9,568)1 and April 2024 (10,285).
Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 3. ↩
Number of people serving non-custodial sentences
19,792
i
31/01/2022
/ Council of Europe, SPACE II Report 2022, table 9.
Variation in the number of people serving non-custodial sentences
decrease
The number of persons serving non-custodial sentences decreased by 1.75% between 2021 (20,145)1 and 2022 (19,792).
Council of Europe, SPACE II Report 2022, table 9. ↩
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
271
i
30/04/2024
Variation in the incarceration rate
increase
The incarceration rate increased by 5.82% between January 2023 (256.1)1 and April 2024 (271).
Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 3. ↩
Number of admissions
8,515
i
01/01/2022
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 23.
Number of releases
8,176
i
2022
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 26.
Average length of imprisonment (in months)
Data not disclosed
i
2019
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2020, p. 124.
Prison density
83.4 %
i
30/04/2024
Prison facilities
Total number of prison facilities
14
i
2024
Total official capacity of the prison facilities
12,332
i
30/04/2024
Staff
Number of prison guards (FTE)
1,181
i
31/01/2023
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 19.
Guard to incarcerated person ratio
1 : 5.9
i
31/01/2023
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 21.
Number of socio-educational workers (FTE)
Data not disclosed
i
31/01/2023
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 19.
Percentage of socio-educational workers in relation to the entire prison staff
Data not disclosed
i
31/01/2023
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 19.