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 Prison establishments (No.)
Characteristic Description
Name Prison establishments (No.) by Security level; Annual - 0000850
Regularity Annual
Source Directorate General for Justice Policy
First available period 1990
Last available period 2025
Dimensions
  • Data reference period
  • Geographic localization (Portugal)
  • Security level
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).
Measure unit (symbol) Number (No.)
Power of 10  0
Observations Count
Last update date 29/05/2026

 

 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 - 0000852
Regularity Annual
Source Directorate General for Justice Policy
First available period 1993
Last available period 2025
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 29/05/2026


information presented in 21/7/2026