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Hungary
Prison and Probation Service
National Population:
9 772 756
EuroPris Member:
Yes
Quick Stats
Imprisonment Rate per 100,000:
184
Avg. Prisoner Population:
17 988
Total available prisoner places:
18 043
Official design capacity:
0
| Administrative Status | Prison and Probation Service |
| EuroPris Member | Yes |
| Country | Hungary |
| National Population | 9 772 756 (as of 01/01/19) |
| National Population Source | http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat |
| Aligment with Ministry of Justice | Independent Government Agency |
| Operated | military |
| Imprisonment Rate per 100,000 population | 184 (as of 17/08/2021) |
| Average prisoner population | 17 988 |
| Total available prisoner places | 18 043 |
| Official design capacity | 0 |
| 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 | 2 651 |
| 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: Steindl Imre u. 8 , H-1054 Budapest
Telephone: +36 1 301 8455
Website: http://www.bv.gov.hu
Email: [email protected]
Lt Gen Dr Tamás Tóth
Position: Director General
