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Prison population. By sex. Provinces

Prison population. By type of custody and sex. Provinces Catalonia
Convicts Men Women Preventive Men Women Total Men Women Total
2022 6,180 5,771 409 1,491 1,424 67 42 40 2 7,713
2021 6,269 5,832 437 1,427 1,355 72 50 48 2 7,746
2020 6,393 5,958 435 1,438 1,361 77 53 52 1 7,884
2019 6,734 6,281 453 1,615 1,508 107 42 39 3 8,391
2018 6,904 6,401 503 1,410 1,329 81 53 49 4 8,367
2017 7,094 6,619 475 1,223 1,127 96 50 48 2 8,367
2016 7,256 6,781 475 1,264 1,151 113 46 42 4 8,566
2015 7,559 7,053 506 1,206 1,107 99 45 41 4 8,810
2014 7,908 7,410 498 1,327 1,239 88 59 11 48 9,294
2013 8,226 7,706 520 1,529 1,408 121 63 60 3 9,818
2012 8,243 7,738 505 1,769 1,621 148 50 38 12 10,062
2011 8,479 7,928 551 1,951 1,771 180 83 75 8 10,513
2010 8,514 7,931 583 1,957 1,801 156 49 44 5 10,520
2009 8,261 7,688 573 2,210 2,046 164 54 50 4 10,525
2008 7,737 7,195 542 2,259 2,075 184 55 52 3 10,051
2007 7,209 6,737 472 2,134 1,915 219 52 49 3 9,395
2006 7,009 6,580 429 1,922 1,746 176 39 36 3 8,970
2005 6,655 6,227 428 1,625 1,496 129 25 24 1 8,305
2004 6,458 6,038 420 1,608 1,466 142 28 27 1 8,094
2003 6,042 5,647 395 1,352 1,239 113 22 22 0 7,416
2002 5,484 5,105 379 1,415 1,302 113 25 25 0 6,924
2001 5,134 4,790 344 1,255 1,152 103 16 16 0 6,405
2000 4,961 4,659 302 1,090 999 91 22 22 0 6,073
Source:
2000-2001: Departament de Justícia. Direcció General de Serveis Penitenciaris i de Rehabilitació.
2002: Departament de Justícia i Interior. Direcció General de Serveis Penitenciaris i de Rehabilitació.
2003-2009: Departament de Justícia. Direcció General de Serveis Penitenciaris i de Rehabilitació.
2010-2013: Departament de Justícia. Direcció General de Règim Penitenciari i Recursos.
2014-2021: Ministry of Justice.
2022: Ministry of Justice.

Last update: May 25, 2023.

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.

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