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Prison population. Imprisonments and releases. By sex

Prison population. Imprisonments and releases. By sex Catalonia Total
Men Women Total
2011 14,465 1,194 15,659
2010 15,796 1,234 17,030
2009 15,025 1,074 16,099
2008 14,133 1,139 15,272
2007 12,535 956 13,491
2006 11,443 1,050 12,493
2005 11,428 864 12,292
Source:
2005-2009: Departament de Justícia. Direcció General de Serveis Penitenciaris i de Rehabilitació.
2010-2011: Departament de Justícia. Direcció General de Règim Penitenciari i Recursos.

Last update: March 28, 2012.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

Prision population
Set of people detained in penitentiary centres in compliance with custodial sentences in the Penal code and that are in any of the following procedural situations: accused criminals, convicts or detained on preventative grounds, if the cause is processed.

Methodological aspects

The introduction of the new penal Code, on January 1, 1996, led to the classification of convicts on the basis of a new typology of offences, which will coexist alongside the classification used in the previous Penal Code. For statistical purposes it should be noted, however, that each convict is only classified for one offence, always the one for which the convict has received the toughest sentence.

Data is provided on the penal courts that were created to take responsibility for judging and sentencing less serious offences. This also includes the activity of provincial audiences. The information is completed with data on the prison population on December 31.