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Prison population. Imprisonments and releases. By sex

Prison population. Imprisonments and releases. By sex Catalonia. 2014
Men Women Total
Imprisonments 14,091 1,083 15,174
Convicts 8,784 609 9,393
Sentence 1,627 259 1,886
Transfer from other centre 6,892 333 7,225
Others 265 17 282
Preventive 5,247 472 5,719
Sentence 3,864 347 4,211
Transfer from other centre 1,376 124 1,500
Others 7 1 8
Penitentiary 60 2 62
Sentence 12 0 12
Transfer from other centre 44 2 46
Others 4 0 4
Releases 14,124 1,085 15,209
Convicts 11,015 764 11,779
Freedom 3,877 409 4,286
Transfer to other centre 6,891 332 7,223
Death 14 2 16
Not returned from leave 172 19 191
Escape 0 0 0
Others 61 2 63
Preventive 3,040 316 3,356
Freedom 1,553 186 1,739
Transfer to other centre 1,421 119 1,540
Death 5 3 8
Escape 0 0 0
Others 61 8 69
Penitentiary 69 5 74
Freedom 13 1 14
Transfer to other centre 43 2 45
Death 0 0 0
Escape 0 0 0
Others 13 2 15
Source: Ministry of Justice.

Last update: February 20, 2015.

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.