Burundi

Capital city — Bujumbura

Country population
11,099,298
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
77
Type of government
Presidential
Human Development Index
0.404
i
2016
/ UNDP
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice
Total number of prisoners
8,689
i
2015
/ ICPR
Prison density
215 %
i
2015
/ ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
11
i
2015
An NPM has been established
No
Female prisoners
4 %
i
2015
/ ICPR
Incarcerated minors
3.4 %
i
2015
/ ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
56.7 %
i
2015
/ ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
Yes
since 2009

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Prison population

Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

77

Total number of prisoners

8,689

i

2015

/ ICPR

Prison density

215 %

i

2015

/ ICPR

Name of authority in charge of the prison service

Ministry of Justice

Total number of prison facilities

11

i

2015