Bulgaria
Capital city — Sofia
Country population
i01/01/2023/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 3.Type of government
Human Development Index
0.816(56/188)
iHomicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
iName of authority in charge of the pris…
Total number of prisoners
i31/01/2023/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 3.Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
i31/01/2023/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 3.Average length of imprisonment (in mont…
Data not disclosed
i2019/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2020, p. 124.Prison density
i31/01/2023/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 16.Total number of prison facilities
i2012An NPM has been established
Female prisoners
i31/01/2023/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 7a.Incarcerated minors
i2023/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 6.Percentage of untried prisoners
i31/01/2023/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 8.Death penalty is abolished
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Overview
Organisation
Name of authority in charge of the prison service
Ministry of Justice
Budget of the prison service
Prison population
Total number of prisoners
6,501
i
31/01/2023
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 3.
Variation in the number of prisoners
increase
The prison population increased by 1.8% between January 2023 (6,386)1 and June 2024 (6,501).
Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2022, table 3. ↩
Number of people serving non-custodial sentences
3,747
i
31/01/2023
/ Council of Europe, SPACE II Report 2023, table 9.
Variation in the number of people serving non-custodial sentences
decrease
The number of persons serving non-custodial sentences decreased by 19.78% between 2022 (4,671)1 and 2023 (3,747).
Council of Europe, SPACE II Report 2022, table 9. ↩
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
100.8
i
31/01/2023
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 3.
Variation in the incarceration rate
increase
The incarceration rate increased by 8.04% between 2022 (93.3)1 and 2023 (100.8).
Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2022, table 3. ↩
Number of admissions
11,309
i
2022
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 23.
Number of releases
10,390
i
2022
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 26.
Average length of imprisonment (in months)
Data not disclosed
i
2019
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2020, p. 124.
Prison density
68.5 %
i
31/01/2023
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 16.
Prison facilities
Total number of prison facilities
55
i
2012
Total official capacity of the prison facilities
9,497
i
31/01/2023
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 16.
Staff
Number of prison guards (FTE)
3,137
i
31/01/2023
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 19.
Guard to prisoner ratio
1 : 2.6
i
31/01/2023
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 21.
Number of socio-educational workers (FTE)
182
i
31/01/2023
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 19.
Percentage of socio-educational workers in relation to the entire prison staff
5.1 %
(182)
i
31/01/2023
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 19.