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Bulgaria
Prison and Probation Service
National Population:
6 877 743
EuroPris Member:
Yes
Penal Institutions:
12
Quick Stats
Imprisonment Rate per 100,000:
1 362
Total Prisoner Population:
6 253
Total available prisoner places:
9 485
Official design capacity:
0
| Total budget spent by the agency in the previous financial year (Euros) | 11 542 787 911 |
| What is the administrative status of your agency | Prison and Probation Service |
| Is your agency a centralised or federal authority | |
| Please indicate which of the following items your agency is DIRECTLY responsible for | |
| 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.gdin.bg |
| Total number of penal institutions | 12 |
| Notes and Comments |
| What is your prison population rate per 100,000 inhabitants | 1 362 |
| Please provide the date for the imprisonment rate value | |
| What is your total prisoner population | 6 253 |
| Please provide a date for the total prisoner population value | 01/09/2015 |
| What is your official design capacity across all penal institutions | 0 |
| Please provide a date for official design capacity | 02/08/2021 |
| 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 | 0 |
| From what age do you classify a prisoner as elderly | 0 |
| What percentage of your prisoner population is under 18 years of age | 0.00 |
| What percentage of your prisoner population is over 60 years of age | 0.00 |
| What percentage of your prisoner population are non-sentenced inmates | 0.00 |
| What percentage of your prisoner population is foreign prisoners | 0.00 |
| What percentage of your prisoner population is female prisoners | 0.00 |
| Notes and Comments |
Address: Sofia, "Gen. N. Stoletov" 21 Sofia, "Gen. N. Stoletov" 21, 1309 Sofia
Telephone: +359 (2) 81 39 190
Website: http://www.gdin.bg
Chief Commissioner Ivaylo Yordanov
Position: Director General
Appointed since: 21/10/2019
