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Bulgaria
Prison and Probation Service
National Population:
7 000 039
EuroPris Member:
Yes
Custodial Establishments:
12
Quick Stats
Imprisonment Rate per 100,000:
1 362
Avg. Prisoner Population:
6 253
Total available prisoner places:
9 485
Official design capacity:
0
| Administrative Status | Prison and Probation Service |
| EuroPris Member | Yes |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| National Population | 7 000 039 (as of 01/01/19) |
| National Population Source | http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat |
| Aligment with Ministry of Justice | Department within the Ministry of Justice |
| Operated | civilian |
| Imprisonment Rate per 100,000 population | 1 362 |
| Average prisoner population | 6 253 (as of 01/09/2015) |
| Total available prisoner places | 9 485 |
| Official design capacity | 0 (as of 02/08/2021) |
| Responsible for young/juvenile offenders | Yes |
| Minimum age that a young/juvenile offender can be admitted to the prison system | 14 |
| Prisoners over the age of 50 | 1 291 |
| Conditional release or parole system | Yes |
| Life sentences issued in your jurisdiction | Yes |
| Can life sentence prisoners be conditionally released | Yes |
| Does your agency have an automated system for performing sentence calculations | Yes |
| Electronic monitoring solutions (frontdoor) | Yes |
Address: Sofia, "Gen. N. Stoletov" 21 Sofia, "Gen. N. Stoletov" 21, 1309 Sofia
Telephone: +359 (2) 81 39 190
Website: http://www.gdin.bg
Email: [email protected]
Chief Commissioner Ivaylo Yordanov
Position: Director General
Appointed since: 21/10/2019
