South Sudan

Capital city — Juba

Country population
10,975,920
i
2018
/ World Bank
Type of government
Constitutional Republic (Presidential)
Human Development Index
0.413
(186/188)
i
2018
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
13.9
i
2017
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Interior and Wildlife Conse…
Total number of prisoners
7,000
i
12/2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
50
i
12/2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
Data not disclosed
Total number of prison facilities
80
i
06/2011
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Female prisoners
10.9 %
i
09/2015
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
Data not disclosed
Percentage of untried prisoners
28.9 %
i
09/2015
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
no
i
Peine de Mort, PdM

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Introduction

Country population

10,975,920

i

2018

Type of government

Constitutional Republic (Presidential)

Human Development Index

0.413

(186/188)

i

2018

/ UNDP, Human Development Report

Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

13.9

i

2017

/ UNDP, Human Development Report