Argentina
Capital city — Buenos Aires
Country population
i2015Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
i2014/ SNEEPType of government
Human Development Index
i2016/ UNDPName of authority in charge of the pris…
Total number of prisoners
i2014/ SNEEPPrison density
i2014/ SNEEPTotal number of prison facilities
i2015/ International Prison Observatory (OIP) in ArgentinaAn NPM has been established
Yescreated in 2014
Number and percentage of female prisone…
i2014/ SNEEPIncarcerated minors
i2014/ SNEEPUntried prisoners
i2014/ SNEEPDeath penalty is abolished
Yessince 2008
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Overview
Overview
Prison population
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
160
i
2014
/ SNEEP
Total number of prisoners
68,060
i
2014
/ SNEEP
Prison density
103 %
i
2014
/ SNEEP
Name of authority in charge of the prison service
Ministry of Justice
Total number of prison facilities
250
i
2015
/ International Prison Observatory (OIP) in Argentina