Overcrowding of Romanian prisons has led to several convictions in the European Court of Human Rights for inhuman and degrading treatment. Since 2003, Romania had only seven years when the number of detainees did not exceed the prisons' capacities.
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UNODC. (January 1, 2019). Ratio of detainees to prison capacity in Romania from 2003 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2026, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112399/romania-ratio-of-detainees-to-prison-capacity/
UNODC. "Ratio of detainees to prison capacity in Romania from 2003 to 2018." Chart. January 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 08, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112399/romania-ratio-of-detainees-to-prison-capacity/
UNODC. (2019). Ratio of detainees to prison capacity in Romania from 2003 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 08, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112399/romania-ratio-of-detainees-to-prison-capacity/
UNODC. "Ratio of Detainees to Prison Capacity in Romania from 2003 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112399/romania-ratio-of-detainees-to-prison-capacity/
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Ratio of detainees to prison capacity in Romania from 2003 to 2018 [Graph], UNODC, January 1, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112399/romania-ratio-of-detainees-to-prison-capacity/
