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REFERENCE PERIOD: &nbsp; The length of time for which data are collected, e.g. a specific day, month or year.
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.
AGE GROUP: &nbsp; The age interval in years to which a person belongs at the time of reference .

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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 Age group; Annual
Regularity	Annual
Source	Directorate General for Justice Policy
First available period	1993
Last available period	2022
Dimensions	Data reference period Geographic localization (Portugal) Age group
Concepts	REFERENCE PERIOD: The length of time for which data are collected, e.g. a specific day, month or year. 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. AGE GROUP: The age interval in years to which a person belongs at the time of reference .
Measure unit (symbol)	Number (No.)
Power of 10	0
Observations	Count
Last update date	31/05/2023