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
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Report on prisoners numbers and transition |
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01.01.2001 - 01.01.2002 |
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Prisons |
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Maardu Prison
(Young offenders) |
Viljandi Prison (young offenders |
Harku Prison (female young offenders) |
Total |
Incl. Young offenders |
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Number of prisoners at the beginning of report period |
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75 |
3 |
3290 |
78 |
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Number of individuals incarcerated during the report period |
2 |
224 |
0 |
5906 |
226 |
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Number of convicts who have left during report period |
0 |
218 |
1 |
5926 |
219 |
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Released |
0 |
102 |
0 |
1838 |
102 |
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Including the end of serving the sentence |
0 |
58 |
0 |
1351 |
58 |
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Release on probation before the term of sentence or replacing the sentence with a milder one |
0 |
44 |
0 |
467 |
44 |
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By Act of grace |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
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In case of fatal illness |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
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Release by other reasons |
0 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
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Death |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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Escape |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
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Number of incarcerated individuals by the end of report period |
2 |
81 |
2 |
3270 |
85 |
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Convicts grouped by the committed crimes: |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Crimes against humanity |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
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Crimes against state regime |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
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Crimes against person, in total |
0 |
7 |
0 |
1023 |
7 |
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Including homicide |
0 |
4 |
0 |
518 |
4 |
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Intended serious injury |
0 |
3 |
0 |
265 |
3 |
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Rape |
0 |
0 |
0 |
135 |
0 |
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Crimes against political and labor rights of individual |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Crimes against private property in total |
2 |
64 |
2 |
1676 |
68 |
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Including: theft |
2 |
48 |
2 |
632 |
52 |
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Blackmailing |
0 |
1 |
0 |
79 |
1 |
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Robbery |
0 |
15 |
0 |
546 |
15 |
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Financial crimes |
0 |
0 |
0 |
36 |
0 |
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Crimes related to profession |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
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Crimes against administration of justice |
0 |
0 |
0 |
140 |
0 |
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Crimes against regime |
0 |
0 |
0 |
52 |
0 |
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Crimes against civic system and social security in total |
0 |
10 |
1 |
382 |
11 |
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Including: §209-2 until 210-4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
90 |
1 |
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§207-208 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
69 |
0 |
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Crimes related to military service |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
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Computer and data processing crimes |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Crimes against intellectual property |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Imprisonment by terms: up to 1 y |
0 |
15 |
2 |
205 |
17 |
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1 to 2 years |
2 |
29 |
0 |
408 |
31 |
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2 to 3 years |
0 |
9 |
0 |
399 |
9 |
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3 to 4 years |
0 |
10 |
0 |
324 |
10 |
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4 to 5 years |
0 |
4 |
0 |
227 |
4 |
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5 to 10 years |
0 |
14 |
0 |
1224 |
14 |
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10 to 15 years |
0 |
0 |
0 |
342 |
0 |
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15 to 20 years |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
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Estonia , Tartu Support Centre for Abused Children, Soonets Ruth(Estonia) |
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02.01.2003 |
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