Prisons in Albania are divided into three levels: closed, semi-open, and
open
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. A difference is made between ordinary closed prisons and
high security prisons. Most Albanian prisons have separate blocks (wings) for women and children (juveniles), while others keep women and children together.
As in other countries,
prisoner
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s in
Albania
Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...
are separated into
remanded prisoners (in
pre-trial detention
Remand, also known as pre-trial detention, preventive detention, or provisional detention, is the process of detaining a person until their trial after they have been arrested and charged with an offence. A person who is on remand is held i ...
) and
convicted prisoners (whose sentences are being executed).
Prisons in
Albania
Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...
are managed by the
General Directorate of Prisons. The country has 22 prisons, 1 prison hospital, and 1 juvenile institute, which have a total capacity of 6,284 inmates.
Prisons
References
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