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Slovakia
Prison Service
National Population:
5 450 421
EuroPris Member:
Yes
Penal Institutions:
18
Quick Stats
Imprisonment Rate per 100,000:
184
Total Prisoner Population:
10 082
Total available prisoner places:
11 621
Official design capacity:
11 621
| Total budget spent by the agency in the previous financial year (Euros) | 24 658 301 252 |
| 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 | Military operated |
| What is your agency's website address | http://www.zvjs.sk |
| Total number of penal institutions | 18 |
| Notes and Comments |
| What is your prison population rate per 100,000 inhabitants | 184 |
| Please provide the date for the imprisonment rate value | 22/04/2022 |
| What is your total prisoner population | 10 082 |
| Please provide a date for the total prisoner population value | 22/04/2022 |
| What is your official design capacity across all penal institutions | 11 621 |
| Please provide a date for official design capacity | 22/04/2022 |
| 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 | 0 |
| What percentage of your prisoner population is under 18 years of age | 3 |
| What percentage of your prisoner population is over 60 years of age | 48 |
| What percentage of your prisoner population are non-sentenced inmates | 14 |
| What percentage of your prisoner population is foreign prisoners | 26 |
| What percentage of your prisoner population is female prisoners | 73 |
| Notes and Comments | Official design capacity is converted according to current legislation to 3.5 square meters for men and 4 square meters for women. |
| 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 | Yes |
| Does your agency have specialised psychiatric treatment facilities | Yes |
| 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 | Our prison service is currently working on a new tool to proactively identify prisoners at risk of self-harm or suicide. |
| 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 |
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| Does your agency operate its own dedicated training academy / institution for staff | 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 | Our prison service also uses external suppliers to provide the following services: telephoning of prisoners, operation of prison shops for prisoners |
| 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 |
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| Do prisoners have access (through either communal, personal or in-cell devices) to any of the following self-service technologies or apps |
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| Which of the following national, centralised and service-wide prison management systems does your agency have |
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| Which of the following technologies does your agency use, including those partially implemented, to combat threats, detect contraband or verify identity |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | Combination of these options |
| Following the European Qualification Framework (EQF), please indicate the level of education which is offered to people in custody within your agency |
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| Does your agency provide spiritual guidance services | Yes, for any denomination |
| Which types of vocational, skills-based training does your agency provide to prisoners |
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| Which types of prisoners have access to work inside prison |
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| How many visits are permitted for pre-trial prisoners per month | 1 |
| Is work a mandatory requirement for prisoners | Yes |
| Does your agency provide mother-child units in any of its prisons | No |
| 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 |
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| 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 | No limit on legal 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 | No limit on legal visits |
| Does your agency allow prisoners in closed regimes to work outside the prison on day release | No |
| Are prisoners paid for the work they perform | All prisoners are paid |
| 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: Sagatova St. 1 Sagatova St. 1, 81304 Bratislava
Telephone: +421 2 20 83 11 00
Website: http://www.zvjs.sk
Col. Róbert Mudronček
Position: general director
