Heba Press – Spain
Official statistics in Spain reveal that Moroccan prisoners constitute the largest percentage of foreign prisoners in Spain, since they number 3,841 people, or 27% of the total foreign prisoners. Colombian nationality comes in second place with 1,502 detainees, or 11%, followed by Romanian nationality, with 1,156 detainees, or approximately 8%, then Algerians, who represent 7% of the total number of foreign detainees, with a total of 1,000 detainees.
Madrid is the most welcoming region for foreign prisoners, since it has 3,356 prisoners of various nationalities, or 24% of the total number. Andalusia comes in second place with 2,652 prisoners, followed by the Valencian Region with 1,845 and Castilla León with 1,688 prisoners.
The Canary Islands complete the list with 877 detainees, followed by Aragon with 714, Galicia with 597, the Balearic Islands with 589 and the Murcia region with 518, bringing the total number of foreign detainees in Spain to around 13 944 detainees.
