CoE report: Armenia incarceration rate dropped 50% in the past 10 yearsApril 9, 2021 - 17:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Incarceration rate has dropped by 50.4% in Armenia over the last decade, according to a new report by the Council of Europe. As of January 2020, Armenia has 75 inmates per 100,000 people, down from 151 in 2010. While Turkey and Russia are the two countries with the highest incarceration rates (357 and 356 inmates per 100,000 people, respectively), neighboring Georgia is in a third position, with a 264, followed by Lithuania անդ Azerbaijan with rates of 220 and 209, respectively. Total number of inmates (including pre-trial detainees) in Armenia is 2221, while the total capacity of penal institutions is 5346. According to information provided by the Council of Europe, the country spends €18.8 per day for the detention of one inmate. In 2019, 13 inmates were transferred from foreign countries to Armenia, including 12 from Russia and 1 from Belarus. Monaco, Liechtenstein, Iceland and Finland are the European countries with the lowest prison population, with less than 50 inmates per 100,000 citizens. San Marino has none. Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |