Estonia
Capital city — Tallinn
Country population
i01/01/2023/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 3.Type of government
Human Development Index
0.892(29/188)
iHomicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
iName of authority in charge of the pris…
Total number of prisoners
i03/03/2024Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
i03/03/2024Average length of imprisonment (in mont…
i2022/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 31.Prison density
i03/03/2024Total number of prison facilities
i2022An NPM has been established
Female prisoners
i03/03/2024Incarcerated minors
i31/01/2023/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 6.Percentage of untried prisoners
i03/03/2024Death 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
75,849,483
i
2022
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 33.
Prison population
Total number of prisoners
1,805
i
03/03/2024
Variation in the number of prisoners
decrease
The prison population decreased by 12.21% between January 2023 (2,056)1 and March 2024 (1,805).
Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 3. ↩
Number of people serving non-custodial sentences
3,403
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 11.10% between 2022 (3,828)1 and 2023 (3,403).
Council of Europe, SPACE II Report 2022, table 9. ↩
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
129
i
03/03/2024
Variation in the incarceration rate
decrease
The incarceration rate decreased by 14.29% between January 2023 (150.5)1 and March 2024 (129).
Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 3. ↩
Number of admissions
1,284
i
2022
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 23.
Number of releases
1,390
i
2022
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 26.
Average length of imprisonment (in months)
20
i
2022
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 31.
Prison density
61.9 %
i
03/03/2024
Prison facilities
Total number of prison facilities
3
i
2022
Total official capacity of the prison facilities
3,334
i
03/03/2024
Staff
Number of prison guards (FTE)
701.2
i
01/01/2023
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 19.
Guard to prisoner ratio
1 : 2.7
i
01/01/2023
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 21.
Number of socio-educational workers (FTE)
10
i
01/01/2023
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 19.
Percentage of socio-educational workers in relation to the entire prison staff
0.9 %
(10)
i
01/01/2023
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 19.