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SENTENCED: &nbsp; A person that has been sentenced to imprisonment or subject to any security measures to restrict freedom, to pay a monetary fine or against whom any other non-detaining penalty has been imposed.
PRISON SENTENCE: &nbsp; Main criminal sanction corresponding to the deprivation of liberty for a limited period of time with the aim of preventing future crimes and reintegrating the offender into society.
REFERENCE PERIOD: &nbsp; Period to which the information refers and which may be a specific day or a time interval (month, fiscal year, calendar year, among others).

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Prisoners convicted present at 31st December (No.) in prison establishments

Characteristic	Description
Name	Prisoners convicted present at 31st December (No.) in prison establishments by Category of crime; Annual
Regularity	Annual
Source	Directorate General for Justice Policy
First available period	1993
Last available period	2024
Dimensions	Data reference period Geographic localization (Portugal) Category of crime
Concepts	SENTENCED: A person that has been sentenced to imprisonment or subject to any security measures to restrict freedom, to pay a monetary fine or against whom any other non-detaining penalty has been imposed. PRISON SENTENCE: Main criminal sanction corresponding to the deprivation of liberty for a limited period of time with the aim of preventing future crimes and reintegrating the offender into society. REFERENCE PERIOD: Period to which the information refers and which may be a specific day or a time interval (month, fiscal year, calendar year, among others).
Measure unit (symbol)	Number (No.)
Power of 10	0
Observations	Count
Last update date	30/05/2025