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As of the end of October, the number inmates in Turkish prisons was 100,599 -- the first time in history the figure has exceeded the 100,000 mark. As crime rates increase in Turkey, prisons are also filling up.
Of the 100,599 imprisoned in Turkey at the end of October, 42,889 have been convicted, 39,500 are under arrest pending trial and 18,210 have been convicted but are awaiting the end of the appeals process. Turkey’s 458 correctional facilities have a combined capacity of only 78,318 individuals, meaning that these increasing numbers are an even more pressing concern because of the already existing problem of overcrowding. Following a law passed on Dec. 21, 2000, popularly known as the “Rahþan pardon,” named after Rahþan Ecevit, the wife of former and now deceased Prime Minister Bülent Ecevit, 40,518 people were released from Turkish jails. Following the release, the number of inmates in Turkish prisons fell to around 40,000. But a steady increase in the eight years since then has pushed this figure over 100,000. In Turkey, where the most commonly committed crime is theft, 56,000 are in prison for larceny and related crimes.
Source: http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=158061
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I have no idea how many prisoners there are in my country.... Too much I guess.
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