Report on incarcerated young offenders in Estonia
There are 9 prison institutions in Estonia. Four of the prisons are closed, 3 semi-closed and 2 institutions are for young offenders. At present the prison population in Estonia is 4636. Some 3 % of all prisoners are women. Convicted young offenders are incarcerated in Maardu (preliminary confinement prison for male minors), Harku (female convicts), and in Viljandi Prison (male minor convicts, aged 13-21).
There are 9 prison institutions in Estonia. Four of the prisons are closed, 3 semi-closed and 2 institutions are for young offenders. At present the prison population in Estonia is 4636. Some 3 % of all prisoners are women.
Convicted young offenders are incarcerated in Maardu (preliminary confinement prison for male minors), Harku (female convicts), and in Viljandi Prison (male minor convicts, aged 13-21).
The conditions in Estonia s prisons are not praiseworthy. However, all existing penal institutions comply with the requirements generally recognised in regulations concerning European prisons, which allow for confinement in individual prison cells. Due to poor conditions of confinement, and due to deterioration and overload of penal institutions, it is extremely difficult to implement programs designed for effective supervision and eventual reintegration of confined persons into society.
For further information please look at the website of Ministry of Justice: www.just.ee
Report on prisoners numbers and transition
01.01.2001 - 01.01.2002
(report period)
Prisons
Maardu Prison
(Young offenders)
Viljandi Prison (young offenders
Harku Prison (female young offenders)
Total
Incl. Young offenders
Number of prisoners at the beginning of report period
0
75
3
3290
78
Number of individuals incarcerated during the report period
2
224
0
5906
226
Number of convicts who have left during report period
0
218
1
5926
219
Released
0
102
0
1838
102
Including the end of serving the sentence
0
58
0
1351
58
Release on probation before the term of sentence or replacing the sentence with a milder one
0
44
0
467
44
By Act of grace
0
0
0
2
0
In case of fatal illness
0
0
0
3
0
Release by other reasons
0
0
0
15
0
Death
0
0
0
1
0
Escape
0
0
0
8
0
Number of incarcerated individuals by the end of report period
2
81
2
3270
85
Convicts grouped by the committed crimes:
0
0
0
0
0
Crimes against humanity
0
0
0
3
0
Crimes against state regime
0
0
0
11
0
Crimes against person, in total
0
7
0
1023
7
Including homicide
0
4
0
518
4
Intended serious injury
0
3
0
265
3
Rape
0
0
0
135
0
Crimes against political and labor rights of individual
0
0
0
0
0
Crimes against private property in total
2
64
2
1676
68
Including: theft
2
48
2
632
52
Blackmailing
0
1
0
79
1
Robbery
0
15
0
546
15
Financial crimes
0
0
0
36
0
Crimes related to profession
0
0
0
5
0
Crimes against administration of justice
0
0
0
140
0
Crimes against regime
0
0
0
52
0
Crimes against civic system and social security in total
0
10
1
382
11
Including: §209-2 until 210-4
0
1
0
90
1
§207-208
0
0
0
69
0
Crimes related to military service
0
0
0
5
0
Computer and data processing crimes
0
0
0
0
0
Crimes against intellectual property
0
0
0
0
0
Imprisonment by terms: up to 1 y
0
15
2
205
17
1 to 2 years
2
29
0
408
31
2 to 3 years
0
9
0
399
9
3 to 4 years
0
10
0
324
10
4 to 5 years
0
4
0
227
4
5 to 10 years
0
14
0
1224
14
10 to 15 years
0
0
0
342
0
15 to 20 years
0
0
0
100