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Prison population. Imprisonments and releases. By sex

Prison population. Imprisonments and releases. By sex Catalonia. 2017
Men Women Total
Imprisonments 12,895 887 13,782
Convicts 7,702 499 8,201
Sentence 1,023 169 1,192
Transfer from other centre 6,507 312 6,819
Others 172 18 190
Preventive 5,116 385 5,501
Sentence 3,675 327 4,002
Transfer from other centre 1,431 58 1,489
Others 10 0 10
Penitentiary 77 3 80
Sentence 15 1 16
Transfer from other centre 58 2 60
Others 4 0 4
Releases 13,075 906 13,981
Convicts 10,071 687 10,758
Freedom 3,223 343 3,566
Transfer to other centre 6,428 302 6,730
Death 16 1 17
Not returned from leave 151 19 170
Escape 1 0 1
Others 252 22 274
Preventive 2,923 214 3,137
Freedom 1,403 144 1,547
Transfer to other centre 1,456 68 1,524
Death 22 2 24
Escape 0 0 0
Others 42 0 42
Penitentiary 81 5 86
Freedom 8 1 9
Transfer to other centre 59 2 61
Death 0 0 0
Escape 0 0 0
Others 14 2 16
Source: Ministry of Justice.

Last update: March 5, 2018.

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.