Albania

Capital city — Tirana

Country population
2,870,000
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
187
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01/11/2017
/ ICPR
Type of government
Parliamentary republic
Human Development Index
0.764
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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 %
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30/04/2016
/ ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
23
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2017
An NPM has been established
Yes
created in 2008
Female prisoners
2 %
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30/04/2016
/ ICPR
Incarcerated minors
0.4 %
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02/01/2019
/ ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
No, abolished in 2007

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Prison population

Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

187

i

01/11/2017

/ ICPR

Total number of prisoners

5,580

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01/11/2017

/ ICPR

Prison density

106 %

i

30/04/2016

/ ICPR

Name of authority in charge of the prison service

Ministry of Justice

Prison facilities

Total number of prison facilities

23

i

2017

Total official capacity of the prison facilities

5,455

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30/04/2016

/ ICPR