Prisons and Correctional Institutions
as of May 31, 2002

Prisons & Correctional institutions	No. of institution	Inmate Population
Central Prisons Remand Prisons Provincial Prisons District Prisons Prison Camps Women Correctional Institutions Correctional Institutions for Young Offenders Open Correctional Institutions Correctional Institutions for Drug Addicts Klong Pai Therapeutic Community Center Houses of Confinement Houses of Relegation Police Detention	26 4 55 24 14 6 4 14 8 1 2 1 -	87,333 18,025 74,688 19,705 515 15,588 8,803 917 23,060 415 2,417 13 5,717

Correctional Manpower

Year

Prison staff

Total Staff

Inmates

Prison Staff : Inmates Ratio

1992

9,127

9,597

73,309

1:8

1993

9,143

9,613

90,307

1:10

1994

8,392

9,230

103,329

1:12

1995

8,499

9,273

111,725

1:13

1996

9,116

9,717

103,202

1:11

1997

9,908

10,460

130,997

1:13

1998

10,955

11,507

170,490

1:15

1999

10,955

11,507

205,340

1:18

2000

10,191

10,832

219,176

1:22

2001

10,008

10,573

247,865

1:25

2002

11,002

11,550

257,196

1:23

Statistic on Prisoners
as of May 31,2002

Prisoners by Status
Status	Number	%
Awaiting investigation	23,371	9.09
Awaiting trial	35,467	13.79
Pending Appeal	30,136	11.71
Convicted	159,887	62.16
Others	8,335	3.25
Total	257,196	100

Convicted Prisoners by Type of Offence
Offences	Male	Female	Total	%
Against Property	27,519	2,444	29,963	18.74
Against Narcotic Laws	77,970	28,286	106,256	66.46
Against Life	7,886	336	8,222	5.14
Against Person	2,798	133	2,931	1.83
Sex-Related Offences	4,775	81	4,856	3.04
Against Public Safety	381	37	418	0.26
Others	6,557	684	7,241	4.53
Total	127,886	32,001	159,887	100

Convicted Prisoners by Imprisonment Term
Offences	Male	Female	Total	%
Under 1 year	18,599	2,862	21,461	13.43
1 � 5 years	58,840	16,477	75,317	47.11
5 � 10 years	26,820	6,962	33,782	21.13
10 � 20 years	13,511	4,304	17,815	11.12
20 � 50 years	8,892	1,269	10,161	6.36
Life imprisonment	1,195	126	1,321	0.83
Death Sentence	29	1	30	0.02
Total	127,886	32,001	159,887	100

Convicted Prisoners Classified by their Remaining Sentences
Offences	Male	Female	Total	%
Under 1 year	23,984	6,181	30,165	18.87
1 � 5 years	56,132	16,911	73,043	45.68
5 � 10 years	24,556	5,917	30,473	19.06
10 � 20 years	15,367	2,022	17,389	10.87
20 � 50 years	6,623	843	7,466	4.67
Life imprisonment	1,195	126	1,321	0.83
Death Sentence	29	1	30	0.02
Total	127,886	32,001	159,887	100

Convicted Prisoners Classified by Age Group
Age Group	Male	Female	Total	%
Lower than 18	1,872	258	2130	1.33
18-20 years	8,115	1,114	9,229	5.77
20-30 years	53,105	10,986	64,091	40.09
30-40 years	38,718	10,830	49,548	30.99
40-50 years	20,046	6,528	26,574	16.62
50-60 years	4,559	1,689	6,248	3.91
Over 60 years	1,471	596	2,067	1.29
Total	127,886	32,001	159,887	100

Foreign Prisoners
Sex	Number	%
Male	6,205	84.50
Female	1,138	15.50
Total	7,343	100

Majority Group of Foreign Prisoners
No	Nation	Number
1	Myanmar	3,967
2	Laos	677
3	Cambodia	362
4	Nigeria	306
5	Malaysia	284
6	China	264
7	Singapore	108
8	Pakistan	95
9	Ghana	88
10	Hong Kong	81

International Transfer of Prisoners
No	Nation	Number
1	Hong Kong	66
2	United States	65
3	Spain	31
4	France	22
5	Great Britain	21
6	Canada	17
7	Sweden	11
8	Germany	8
9	Italy	6
10	Thailand	6
11	Austria	3
12	Denmark	2
13	Norway	1
Total		259