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Bulgaria

Capital city — Sofia

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Panorama

Special populations

Women

Female prisoners

3.6 % (233)
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31/01/2023
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 7a.

Percentage of untried female prisoners

22.7 % (53)
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31/01/2023
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 7a.

Percentage of foreign female prisoners

1.3 % (3)
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31/01/2023
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 7a.

Mothers are allowed to keep their children with them

yes, until 1 year old

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2020
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2020, p. 32

Minors

Minimum age of imprisonment for minors

14 years old

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2020
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2020, p. 41

Incarcerated minors

0.4 % (28)
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2023
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 6.

Foreign prisoners

Number and percentage of foreign prisoners

3.9 % (252)
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31/01/2023
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 12.

Long-term prisoners

People serving a life sentence

2.8 % (180)
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31/01/2023
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 10.

Untried prisoners

Percentage of untried prisoners

21.5 % (1,400)
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31/01/2023
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 8.

Elderly prisoners

Number and percentage of elderly prisoners

1 % (65)

(≥ 65 years old)

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31/01/2023
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 6.

Death penalty prisoners

Death penalty is abolished

no