Phnom Penh (FN), Feb. 20 - By December 15, 2017, there were 28,414 detainees; 2,443 are female, 1,148 foreigners, 1,555 juveniles, 32 pregnant women, according to Chan Kimseng, Director General of the Ministry of Interior (MoI)'s General Department of Prison.

Chan reported at the 2017 MoI's Annual Conference, held at Ministry of Interior, presided over by MoI’s Secretary of State Pav Horm Pan.

The number of detainees decreased by 11,055 in 2017. Among those, 10,936 released, two extradited, 17 escaped, and 100 deceased.

Among those detainees, 52 % were charged with drug offenses, 19% for robbery and theft, 8% for murder, 7% for rape and 14% for others.
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