Spain fills prisons with 20 new inmates daily
The overcrowding of prisons worsens with a population totaling 74, 861; 35% are foreigners.
Spain fills prisons with 20 new inmates daily
Interior of Moron de la Frontera Prison (Seville) opened in July 2008.
José María Olmo
The Minister of Interior says the crime rate is stable, but the prison population is exploding at historic highs and its growth is far from slowing. According to the Department of Penitentiary Institutions, Spanish prisons held 74,861 inmates as of March 13. In 2009, 1,380 people have entered prison, an average of 19.16 inmates per day, compared to six inmates on average in the period 2004-2007.
The 2009 figures – drawn from the national and Catalan systems, the only available by the State – are set to surpass easily the 2008 ratios, already considered alarming.
In the past year which closed with 73,481 inmates, 6,381 people were jailed, a number greater than the 2006 and 2007 totaled. In the coming months, the 7,000 figure could be eclipsed and 2009 could be another record.
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