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Latvia
Prison Service
National Population:
1 884 490
EuroPris Member:
Yes
Penal Institutions:
9
Quick Stats
Imprisonment Rate per 100,000:
176
Total Prisoner Population:
3 301
Total available prisoner places:
4 822
Official design capacity:
4 822
Total budget spent by the agency in the previous financial year (Euros) | 72 750 732 |
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.ievp.gov.lv/ |
Total number of penal institutions | 9 |
Notes and Comments |
What is your prison population rate per 100,000 inhabitants | 176 |
Please provide the date for the imprisonment rate value | 06/02/2022 |
What is your total prisoner population | 3 301 |
Please provide a date for the total prisoner population value | 05/02/2024 |
What is your official design capacity across all penal institutions | 4 822 |
Please provide a date for official design capacity | 05/02/2024 |
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 | 0.51 |
What percentage of your prisoner population is over 60 years of age | 0.00 |
What percentage of your prisoner population are non-sentenced inmates | 24.00 |
What percentage of your prisoner population is foreign prisoners | 3.50 |
What percentage of your prisoner population is female prisoners | 8.00 |
Notes and Comments | Latvian Prison Administration does not have classification for the type of prisoners – elderly. The age (incl. over 60 years of age) is calculated only for sentenced prisoners once a quarter. |
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 | Combination of the options |
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 | No |
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) | 1 864 |
Total number of custodial staff (FTE) | 1 289 |
What is the ratio of Prisoners to Custodial Staff | 1:1 (1,5:1) |
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 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 |
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Notes and Comments | Ilguciema Prison employs Wi-Fi networks for staff and visitor access to internet, and Liepaja Prison and Valmiera Prison – for prisoner and staff access to internet. Other prisons do not employ Wi-Fi networks. |
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 | 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 |
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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 | 1-2 Hours |
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 | 1-2 Hours |
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 | Only some 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: Stabu Street 89 Stabu Street 89, LV 1009 Riga
Telephone: +371 67290612
Website: http://www.ievp.gov.lv/
Email: [email protected]
Lt. Col. Dmitrijs Kalins
Position: Director General of the Latvian Prison Administration
Appointed since: 05/05/2022