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 Prisoners present at 31st December (No.) in general prison establishments
Characteristic Description
Name Prisoners present at 31st December (No.) in general prison establishments by Sex and Nationality (Country); Annual
Regularity Annual
Source Directorate General for Justice Policy
First available period 2000
Last available period 2022
Dimensions
  • Data reference period
  • Geographic localization (Portugal)
  • Sex
  • Nationality (Country)
Concepts
  • NATIONALITY:  A person's legal citizenship at the moment of observation; account is taken of the nationality as in the identity card, passport, residence permit or the certificate of nationality. The persons who at the moment of observation have a pending process for the granting of nationality should be considered as having the nationality previously held.
  • 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:  The length of time for which data are collected, e.g. a specific day, month or year.
Measure unit (symbol) Number (No.)
Power of 10  0
Observations
Last update date 31/05/2023


information presented in 16/4/2024