Mexico

Capital city — Ciudad de México

Country population
123,166,749
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
204
i
2016
/ ICPR
Type of government
Presidential Federal Republic
Human Development Index
0.762
i
2016
/ UNDP
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Depends on the state
Total number of prisoners
247,001
i
2016
/ ICPR
Prison density
118 %
i
2016
/ ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
389
i
2016
An NPM has been established
Yes
created in 2007
Female prisoners
4.5 %
i
2015
/ CNDH
Incarcerated minors
5.4 %
i
2014
/ Unicef
Percentage of untried prisoners
41.4 %
i
2016
/ ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
Yes
since 2005

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Introduction

Country population

123,166,749

Type of government

Presidential Federal Republic

Human Development Index

0.762

i

2016

/ UNDP