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Argentina
Capital city —
Buenos Aires
Country population
43,431,886
i
2015
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
160
i
2014
/ SNEEP
Type of government
Federal presidential constitutional rep…
Human Development Index
0.827
i
2016
/ UNDP
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice
Total number of incarcerated people
68,060
i
2014
/ SNEEP
Prison density
103 %
i
2014
/ SNEEP
Total number of prison facilities
250
i
2015
/ International Prison Observatory (OIP) in Argentina
An NPM has been established
Yes
created in 2014
Number and percentage of incarcerated w…
4.4 %
i
2014
/ SNEEP
Number and percentage of incarcerated c…
0.8 %
i
2014
/ SNEEP
Number and percentage of people awaitin…
50.9 %
i
2014
/ SNEEP
The death penalty is abolished
Yes
since 2008
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2015
2024
2021
2020
2015
Contributor(s)
International Prison Observatory - Argentinian Section
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Special populations
Women
Children
People awaiting trial
People sentenced to death
Physical integrity
Death penalty
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Specific population
Prison population
Women
Juveniles
Foreigners
Ethnic or religious minorities
LGBTI persons
The elderly
The sick and the disabled
The penitentiary system
Premises
Staff
Daily life
The cells and their equipment
Food
Hygiene
Health
Activities
Work
Schooling and professional training
Religion
External participants
Financial resources and destitution
Means of communication for the inmates
Security and safety
Contact with the outside world
Family visits
Correspondence and phone calls
Sentence adjustment policies
Access to legal rights
National preventive mechanism (NPM)
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Special populations
Women
Number and percentage of incarcerated women
4.4 %
(2,989)
i
2014
/ SNEEP
Children
Number and percentage of incarcerated children
0.8 %
(511)
i
2014
/ SNEEP
People awaiting trial
Number and percentage of people awaiting trial in prison
50.9 %
(34,643)
i
2014
/ SNEEP
People sentenced to death
The death penalty is abolished
Yes
since 2008
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