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Prison population. Imprisonments and releases. By sex

Prison population. Imprisonments and releases. By sex Catalonia Imprisonments
Men Women Total
2022 10,876 741 11,617
2021 10,838 925 11,763
2020 9,577 740 10,317
2019 12,274 953 13,227
2018 12,210 871 13,161
2017 12,895 887 13,782
2016 11,519 818 12,337
2015 12,575 898 13,473
2014 14,091 1,083 15,174
2013 13,817 1,030 14,847
2012 14,775 1,145 15,920
Source:
2012-2013: Departament de Justícia. Direcció General de Règim Penitenciari i Recursos.
2014-2021: Ministry of Justice.
2022: 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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