Luxembourg
Capital city — Luxembourg
Country population
i2020Type of government
Human Development Index
0.91623/188
iHomicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
iName of authority in charge of the pris…
Total number of incarcerated people
i31/01/2020/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2020, p. 33.Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
i31/01/2020/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2020, p. 33.Average length of imprisonment (in mont…
i2019/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2020, p. 124.Prison density
i01/01/2021Total number of prison facilities
i2021An NPM has been established
Number and percentage of incarcerated w…
i31/01/2020/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2020, p. 45.Number and percentage of incarcerated c…
i01/01/2021Number and percentage of people awaitin…
i01/01/2021The death penalty is abolished
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Overview
Organisation
Name of authority in charge of the prison administration
Ministry of Justice
Budget of the prison administration
57,340,678.87
i
2019
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2020, p. 130.
Prison population
Total number of incarcerated people
594
i
31/01/2020
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2020, p. 33.
Variation in the number of incarcerated people
Number of people serving non-custodial sentences
962
i
31/01/2020
/ Council of Europe, SPACE II – Report 2020, p. 30.
Variation in the number of people serving non-custodial sentences
0.21% increase
i
2019
/ Council of Europe, SPACE II – Report 2019, p. 22.
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
95
i
31/01/2020
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2020, p. 33.
Variation in the incarceration rate
Number of admissions
912
i
2019
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2020, p. 97.
Number of releases
1,008
i
2019
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2020, p. 104.
Average length of imprisonment (in months)
8.4
i
2019
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2020, p. 124.
Prison density
77 %
i
01/01/2021
Prison facilities
Total number of prison facilities
2
i
2021
Total official capacity of the prison facilities
711
i
01/01/2021
Staff
Number of prison guards (FTE)
320.8
i
31/01/2020
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2020, p. 82.
Guard to incarcerated person ratio
1 : 1.9
i
31/01/2020
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2020, p. 86.
Number of socio-educational workers (FTE)
53.6
i
31/01/2020
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2020, p. 82.
Percentage of socio-educational workers in relation to the entire prison staff
11.5 %
i
31/01/2020
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2020, p. 84.