
Slovakia
Capital city — Bratislava
Country population
i2020Type of government
Human Development Index
0.86(39/188)
iHomicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
iName of authority in charge of the pris…
Total number of prisoners
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…
Data not disclosed
i2019/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2020, p. 125.Prison density
i01/07/2021Total number of prison facilities
i2021An NPM has been established
Number and percentage of female prisone…
i01/07/2021Incarcerated minors
i01/01/2020Untried prisoners
i01/07/2021Death penalty is abolished
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Overview
Organisation
Name of authority in charge of the prison service
Ministry of Justice (Ministerstvo spravodlivosti)
Budget of the prison service
204082850
i
2020
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2020, p. 131.
Prison population
Total number of prisoners
10,555
i
31/01/2020
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2020, p. 33.
Variation in the number of prisoners
Number of people serving non-custodial sentences
12,998
i
31/01/2020
/ Council of Europe, SPACE II – Report 2020, p. 31.
Variation in the number of people serving non-custodial sentences
1.68% decrease
i
2019
/ Council of Europe, SPACE II – Report 2019, p. 23.
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
193.4
i
31/01/2020
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2020, p. 33.
Variation in the incarceration rate
Number of admissions
8,505
i
2019
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2020, p. 98.
Number of releases
6,441
i
2019
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2020, p. 104
Average length of imprisonment (in months)
Data not disclosed
i
2019
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2020, p. 125.
Prison density
89.1 %
i
01/07/2021
Prison facilities
Total number of prison facilities
18
i
2021
Total official capacity of the prison facilities
11,621
i
01/07/2021
Staff
Number of prison guards (FTE)
Data not disclosed
i
31/01/2020
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2020, p. 83.
Guard to prisoner ratio
1 : 3.2
i
31/01/2020
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2020, p. 86.
Number of socio-educational workers (FTE)
Data not disclosed
i
31/01/2020
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2020, p. 83.
Percentage of socio-educational workers in relation to the entire prison staff
Data not disclosed
i
2020
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2020, p.85.