Number of prisoners in Ukraine steadily falling

The total number of people in places of detention in Ukraine decreased by 3,183 over two months (July–August), from 136,223 to 133,040. Consequently, the prison population rate in Ukraine has reached 293 per 100,000 of the population.
Over July and August, the number of convicts (excluding those in juvenile correctional facilities) fell in Ukraine by 2,158 and stood at 108,737 as of 1 September 2013. In the eight juvenile correctional facilities, the number of convicts fell by 115, standing at 1,020 as of 1 September 2013.
The number of individuals in pre-trial detention centres (remand prisons) decreased by 910 over two months (since 1 July), from 24,193 to 23,283. The number of convicted women in the 13 female colonies decreased by 104 over the same two months, standing at 5,939 as of 1 September.