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09-11-2009, 07:20 PM
There are 1,192 foreigners in the Dominican Republic's 35 jails. Of these, 43% are in jail for drug-related offenses, mostly trafficking. Haitians make up the majority of foreign prisoners, followed by Dutch, United States and Spanish citizens, according to information that El Nuevo Diario obtained from the Director General of Prisons.
There are also 29 Colombians, 27 from France, 26 from Venezuela, and 16 from Italy. There are just 10 from Curacao, 10 from Germany and the same number from Great Britain. Only 8 Canadians are in Dominican jails, and there are 6 from Switzerland, Peru and Jamaica.
Besides drug trafficking, homicides (20%), robberies (17%), and rapes (12%) are the most common offenses that have landed foreigners in the Dominican penal system. A sad but true fact is that of the total prison population of 18,331, only 6,832 people have actually been sentenced and the remaining 11,499 are either in preventive custody or awaiting trial. Only 3.29% of inmates are female.
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There are also 29 Colombians, 27 from France, 26 from Venezuela, and 16 from Italy. There are just 10 from Curacao, 10 from Germany and the same number from Great Britain. Only 8 Canadians are in Dominican jails, and there are 6 from Switzerland, Peru and Jamaica.
Besides drug trafficking, homicides (20%), robberies (17%), and rapes (12%) are the most common offenses that have landed foreigners in the Dominican penal system. A sad but true fact is that of the total prison population of 18,331, only 6,832 people have actually been sentenced and the remaining 11,499 are either in preventive custody or awaiting trial. Only 3.29% of inmates are female.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#8)