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Albania

Capital city — Tirana

  • Country population

    2,870,000
  • Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…

    187
    i
    01/11/2017
    / ICPR
  • Type of government

    Parliamentary republic
  • Human Development Index

    0.764
    i
    2016
    / UNDP
  • Name of authority in charge of the pris…

    Ministry of Justice
  • Total number of prisoners

    5,580
    i
    01/11/2017
    / ICPR
  • Prison density

    106 %
    i
    30/04/2016
    / ICPR
  • Total number of prison facilities

    23
    i
    2017
  • An NPM has been established

    Yes

    created in 2008

  • Number and percentage of female prisone…

    2 %
    i
    30/04/2016
    / ICPR
  • Incarcerated minors

    0.4 %
    i
    02/01/2019
    / ICPR
  • Death penalty is abolished

    No, abolished in 2007
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An NPM has been established

Yes

created in 2008

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