Ministry of Justice (Iraq)


Established in 1920, the Ministry of Justice of Iraq is the federal government ministry concerned with judicial and prosecutorial training, publishing the Official Gazette, notaries public, deeds and records, and since 5 June 2004, prisons. In 2007, the ministry possessed a staff of 13,619. Also, 130 courthouses and headquarters are located at the Ministry of Justice Building.

List of ministershttp://gjpi.org/library/secondary/fact-kit/government-and-legislature/

Iraqi Correctional Service is a sub-agency of the MoJ that is responsible for prisons in Iraq and headed by a Director General.
Prior to 2004, various ministries and Kurdish Regional Government were charged with prions across Iraq.
ICS handles 37,681 prisoners in various facilities in the country.