Prisons in Pakistan

Prisons in Pakistan and their administration, is a Provincial competency under the Constitution of Pakistan.[1] Pakistan has the 23rd largest prison population in the world[2] and the 5th largest death row population.[3] Around 64.5% of prisoners are awaiting trial prisoners. 98.6% of prisoners are male, 1.7% are juveniles and 1.2% of those held are foreign citizens.[4] As of 2018 Pakistan had an official occupancy capacity for 56,499 prisoners but held 80,145 prisoners.

  1. ^ "Fourth Schedule: Legislative Lists". www.pakistani.org.
  2. ^ "Highest to Lowest - Prison Population Total | World Prison Brief". www.prisonstudies.org. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  3. ^ team, Reality Check (14 October 2018). "How many countries still have the death penalty?". Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Pakistan | World Prison Brief". www.prisonstudies.org. Retrieved 21 November 2019.