Swiss prisons continue to house fewer inmates than before the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Federal Statistical Office (FSO) numbers released on Monday.
Although the total number of inmates increased by 2% year-on-year, there were 13% fewer new arrivals in 2022 than in 2021.
Several prisons in the eastern part of the country have either been closed down or changed in function, the FSO notes.
This meant the number of inmates rose in prisons in western and central parts of Switzerland.
Of the 6,445 inmates, 30% were in pre-trial detention of were incarcerated to prevent crimes.
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