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Lithuania
Prison Service
National Population:
2 800 839
EuroPris Member:
Yes
Penal Institutions:
8
Quick Stats
Imprisonment Rate per 100,000:
179
Total Prisoner Population:
4 955
Total available prisoner places:
7 326
Official design capacity:
6 655
| Total budget spent by the agency in the previous financial year (Euros) | 0 |
| 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 | Other Ministry Department |
| Which of the following best describes how your agency operates | Civilian operated |
| What is your agency's website address | http://www.kaldep.lt |
| Total number of penal institutions | 8 |
| Notes and Comments | Since 1 January 2023, the organisation’s official name has been changed to the Lithuanian Prison Service. |
| What is your prison population rate per 100,000 inhabitants | 179 |
| Please provide the date for the imprisonment rate value | 31/01/2023 |
| What is your total prisoner population | 4 955 |
| Please provide a date for the total prisoner population value | 31/01/2023 |
| What is your official design capacity across all penal institutions | 6 655 |
| Please provide a date for official design capacity | 31/01/2023 |
| 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 | 21 |
| From what age do you classify a prisoner as elderly | 65 |
| What percentage of your prisoner population is under 18 years of age | 0.18 |
| What percentage of your prisoner population is over 60 years of age | 5.00 |
| What percentage of your prisoner population are non-sentenced inmates | 10.99 |
| What percentage of your prisoner population is foreign prisoners | 3.30 |
| What percentage of your prisoner population is female prisoners | 4.10 |
| 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 | Yes |
| Does your agency have specialised psychiatric treatment facilities | Yes |
| Are prisoners able to access healthcare via their own private health insurance | Yes |
| 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) | 2 648 |
| Total number of custodial staff (FTE) | 1 827 |
| What is the ratio of Prisoners to Custodial Staff | 2,7:1 |
| 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 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 |
Address: Lithuanian Prison Service, HQ L. Sapiegos str. 1, LT-10312 Vilnius
Telephone: +370 5 2719003
Website: http://www.kaldep.lt
Email: [email protected]
Mr Virginijus Kulikauskas
Position: Director General
Appointed since: 10/05/2019
