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Austria
Prison Service
National Population:
8 955 797
EuroPris Member:
Yes
Penal Institutions:
13
Quick Stats
Imprisonment Rate per 100,000:
100
Total Prisoner Population:
9 037
Total available prisoner places:
8 869
Official design capacity:
8 566
Total budget spent by the agency in the previous financial year (Euros) | 599 791 039 |
What is the administrative status of your agency | Prison Service |
Is your agency a centralised or federal authority | Centralised Authority |
Please indicate which of the following items your agency is DIRECTLY responsible for |
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To which ministry is your agency aligned with | Department within the Ministry of Justice |
Which of the following best describes how your agency operates | Civilian operated |
What is your agency's website address | http://www.bmj.gv.at |
Total number of penal institutions | 13 |
Notes and Comments |
What is your prison population rate per 100,000 inhabitants | 100 |
Please provide the date for the imprisonment rate value | 01/01/2023 |
What is your total prisoner population | 9 037 |
Please provide a date for the total prisoner population value | 01/01/2023 |
What is your official design capacity across all penal institutions | 8 566 |
Please provide a date for official design capacity | 01/01/2023 |
What is the minimum age that a young/juvenile offender can be admitted to the prison system | 14 |
From what age do you classify a prisoner as adult | 18 |
From what age do you classify a prisoner as elderly | 75 |
What percentage of your prisoner population is under 18 years of age | 1.05 |
What percentage of your prisoner population is over 60 years of age | 5.70 |
What percentage of your prisoner population are non-sentenced inmates | 20.25 |
What percentage of your prisoner population is foreign prisoners | 49.30 |
What percentage of your prisoner population is female prisoners | 6.25 |
Notes and Comments |
Does your agency provide any of the following health intervention programmes |
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Who is responsible for delivering healthcare to prisoners | Mix of both |
What is the employment status of health workers in your agency | Combination of the options |
Does your agency have its own prison hospital | Yes |
Does your agency have specialised psychiatric treatment facilities | Yes |
Are prisoners able to access healthcare via their own private health insurance | No |
Does your agency have a process for the proactive identification of prisoners at risk of self-harm or suicide | Yes |
Notes and Comments |
Does your agency use external suppliers for any of the following services |
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Does your agency use external service providers for any of the following services | |
Notes and Comments |
Does your agency operate a specific department, branch or group who work in collaboration with the police with intelligence-related matters, e.g. organised crime, terrorism, etc. | Yes |
Does your agency have internal capabilities for handling crisis situations within penal institutions, e.g. riot, siege, hostage situations, etc. | Yes, our agency has a specialised interventions unit |
Does your agency have a formal complaints process for prisoners | Yes |
Who is responsible for the external escorting of prisoners |
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What can your agency do as a form of sanction |
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Notes and Comments |
Address: Museumstrasse 7 Austria, A-1070 Vienna
Telephone: +431521520
Website: http://www.bmj.gv.at
Email: [email protected]
Mr Friedrich Alexander Koenig
Position: Director General of the Prison Service
Appointed since: 01/03/2019