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Spain
Prison and Probation Service
National Population:
47 415 750
EuroPris Member:
Yes
Penal Institutions:
71
Quick Stats
Imprisonment Rate per 100,000:
1 256
Total Prisoner Population:
50 187
Total available prisoner places:
72 992
Official design capacity:
64 514
| Total budget spent by the agency in the previous financial year (Euros) | 1 160 426 940 |
| 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 | Other Ministry Department |
| Which of the following best describes how your agency operates | Civilian operated |
| What is your agency's website address | http://www.institucionpenitenciaria.es |
| Total number of penal institutions | 71 |
| Notes and Comments |
| What is your prison population rate per 100,000 inhabitants | 1 256 |
| Please provide the date for the imprisonment rate value | 16/04/2020 |
| What is your total prisoner population | 50 187 |
| Please provide a date for the total prisoner population value | 16/04/2020 |
| What is your official design capacity across all penal institutions | 64 514 |
| Please provide a date for official design capacity | 17/04/2020 |
| What is the minimum age that a young/juvenile offender can be admitted to the prison system | 18 |
| 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 |
| Does your agency provide any of the following health intervention programmes |
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| Who is responsible for delivering healthcare to prisoners | Public sector institutions |
| What is the employment status of health workers in your agency | Health workers are employed by and working for the prison |
| Does your agency have its own prison hospital | Not Answered |
| Does your agency have specialised psychiatric treatment facilities | Not Answered |
| Are prisoners able to access healthcare via their own private health insurance | Not Answered |
| Does your agency have a process for the proactive identification of prisoners at risk of self-harm or suicide | Yes |
| Notes and Comments |
| Total number of staff (FTE) | 0 |
| Total number of custodial staff (FTE) | 0 |
| What is the ratio of Prisoners to Custodial Staff | |
| What are Custodial Staff equipped with, as standard, i. e. not in direct response to an incident | |
| Does your agency operate its own dedicated training academy / institution for staff | Not Answered |
| Notes and Comments |
| Does your agency use external suppliers for any of the following services | |
| Does your agency use external service providers for any of the following services | |
| Notes and Comments |
| Does your agency provide any of the following video-conferencing facilities to prisoners |
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| Which of the following ICT services are generally accessible by prisoners | |
| Do prisoners have access (through either communal, personal or in-cell devices) to any of the following self-service technologies or apps | |
| Which of the following national, centralised and service-wide prison management systems does your agency have | |
| Which of the following technologies does your agency use, including those partially implemented, to combat threats, detect contraband or verify identity | |
| Does your agency have an ICT system for the monitoring and management of prisoner behaviour and maintaining good order | Yes |
| Does your agency utilise ICT systems for the booking and management of prisoner visits | Yes |
| Does your agency utilise any of the following ICT systems based in Artificial Intelligence (AI) | |
| Does your agency share prisoner-related data with any of the following criminal justice bodies | |
| Does your agency provide any forms of wearable technology to prisoners | |
| Do any of your Penal Institutions employ Wi-Fi networks for the following purposes | |
| Notes and Comments |
| Who provides prisoner education within your penal institutions | Provided by the prison agency only |
| Following the European Qualification Framework (EQF), please indicate the level of education which is offered to people in custody within your agency | |
| Does your agency provide spiritual guidance services | Yes, for any denomination |
| Which types of vocational, skills-based training does your agency provide to prisoners | |
| Which types of prisoners have access to work inside prison | |
| How many visits are permitted for pre-trial prisoners per month | 7 |
| Is work a mandatory requirement for prisoners | No |
| Does your agency provide mother-child units in any of its prisons | Yes |
| Which of the following programmes are prisoners able to access |
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| Does your agency work with any of the following external agencies in preparing a prisoner for release | |
| Does your agency have a policy which limits the number/length of visits that a SENTENCED individual in custody may have per week | Yes, we have an agency-wide policy |
| How many hours per week can a SENTENCED person in custody within your agency attend personal visits | Not permitted visits |
| How many hours per week can a SENTENCED person in custody within your agency attend legal visits | Not permitted visits |
| Does your agency have a policy which limits the number/length of visits that an individual in custody AWAITING SENTENCING may have per week | Yes, we have an agency-wide policy |
| How many hours per week can a person in custody within your agency who is AWAITING SENTENCING attend personal visits | Not permitted visits |
| How many hours per week can a person in custody within your agency who is AWAITING SENTENCING attend legal visits | Not permitted visits |
| Does your agency allow prisoners in closed regimes to work outside the prison on day release | Not Answered |
| Are prisoners paid for the work they perform | Not Answered |
| 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: Calle Alcala 38-40 Ministerio del Interior, 28014 Madrid
Telephone: 0034913354985
Excelentísimo Señor Don Ángel Luis Ortiz González
Position: Secretario General of Prisons and Detention Houses
Appointed since: 19/06/2019
