
Switzerland
Capital city — Bern
Country population
i2023/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 3.Type of government
Federal state(with directorate…
Human Development Index
0.967(1/193)
iHomicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
iName of authority in charge of the pris…
Total number of incarcerated people
i31/01/2024Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
i31/01/2024Average length of imprisonment (in mont…
i2022/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 31.Prison density
i31/01/2024Total number of prison facilities
i2024An NPM has been established
Female prisoners
i31/01/2024Incarcerated minors
i31/01/2024Percentage of untried prisoners
i31/01/2024Death penalty is abolished
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Overview
Organisation
Name of authority in charge of the prison service
Federal Department of Justice and Police
Budget of the prison service
Data not disclosed
Prison population
Total number of incarcerated people
6,881
i
31/01/2024
Variation in the number of prisoners
increase
The prison population increased by 6.76% between January 2023 (6,445)1 and January 2024 (6,881).
Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 3. ↩
Number of people serving non-custodial sentences
3,861
i
31/01/2023
/ Council of Europe, SPACE II Report 2023, table 9.
Variation in the number of people serving non-custodial sentences
no significant change
The number of persons serving non-custodial sentences was 3,846 in January 2022.1
Council of Europe, SPACE II Report 2022, table 9. ↩
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
77
i
31/01/2024
Variation in the incarceration rate
increase
The incarceration rate increased by 5.34% between January 2023 (73.1)1 and January 2024 (77).
Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 3. ↩
Number of admissions
37,127
i
2022
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 23.
Number of releases
Data not disclosed
i
2022
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 26.
Average length of imprisonment (in months)
2
i
2022
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 31.
Prison density
94.9 %
i
31/01/2024
Prison facilities
Total number of prison facilities
88
i
2024
Total official capacity of the prison facilities
7,251
i
31/01/2024
Staff
Number of prison guards (FTE)
2,781.9
i
31/01/2022
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2022, table 19.
Guard to prisoner ratio
1 : 2.3
i
31/01/2023
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 21.
Number of socio-educational workers (FTE)
760.5
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
16.3 %
(760.5)
i
31/01/2023
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 19.