All of the prisons of the country are currently holding inmates nearly double the capacity, according to official data
The number of prisoners as of February 12 this year stood at 83,370, according to the Department of Prisons under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Among the prisoners, 17,317 are convicts and the rest 66,053 are facing trial.
A total of 16,698 male convicted prisoners are staying in jails.
The number of female inmates is only 3,188. Of them, 619 female are convicted prisoners.
There are 68 jails all over the country having a total capacity of holding 42,450 inmates. Of them, the capacity for male prisoners is 40,521, while the capacity for female prisoners is 1,929.
