Switzerland
Capital city — Bern
Country population
i2020Type of government
Federal state(with directorate…
Human Development Index
0.955(2/188)
iHomicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
iName of authority in charge of the pris…
Total number of prisoners
i31/01/2021Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
i31/01/2020/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2020, p. 33.Average length of imprisonment (in mont…
i2019/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2020, p. 125.Prison density
i31/01/2021Total number of prison facilities
i2021An NPM has been established
Female prisoners
i31/01/2020/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2020, p. 46.Incarcerated minors
i31/01/2020Percentage of untried prisoners
i31/01/2021Death penalty is abolished
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Overview
Organisation
Name of authority in charge of the prison service
Federal Department of Justice and Police
Budget of the prison service
Data not disclosed
i
2020
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2020, p. 130.
Prison population
Total number of prisoners
6,316
i
31/01/2021
Variation in the number of prisoners
Number of people serving non-custodial sentences
4,025
i
31/01/2020
/ Council of Europe, SPACE II – Report 2020, p. 31.
Variation in the number of people serving non-custodial sentences
Data not disclosed
i
2019
/ Council of Europe, SPACE II – Report 2020, p. 23.
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
80
i
31/01/2020
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2020, p. 33.
Variation in the incarceration rate
Number of admissions
47,588
i
2019
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2020, p. 98.
Number of releases
Data not disclosed
i
2019
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2020, p. 104.
Average length of imprisonment (in months)
1.7
i
2019
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2020, p. 125.
Prison density
85.4 %
i
31/01/2021
Prison facilities
Total number of prison facilities
92
i
2021
Total official capacity of the prison facilities
7,397
i
31/01/2021
Staff
Number of prison guards (FTE)
2,291.6
i
31/01/2020
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2020, p. 83.
Guard to prisoner ratio
1 : 3
i
31/01/2020
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2020, p. 86.
Number of socio-educational workers (FTE)
Data not disclosed
i
31/01/2020
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2020, p. 83.
Percentage of socio-educational workers in relation to the entire prison staff
Data not disclosed
i
31/01/2020
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2020, p.85.