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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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Proportion of pre-trial detainees present at 31st December (%) in general prison establishments

Characteristic	Description
Name	Proportion of pre-trial detainees present at 31st December (%) in general prison establishments; Annual
Regularity	Annual
Source	Directorate General for Justice Policy
First available period	1990
Last available period	2024
Dimensions	Data reference period Geographic localization (Portugal)
Concepts	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).
Formule	(Number of pre-trial detainees present at 31st December in general prison establishments/Number of prisoners present at 31st December in general prison establishments) *100
Measure unit (symbol)	Percentage (%)
Power of 10	0
Observations
Last update date	30/05/2025