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Djibouti
Capital city —
Djibouti
Country population
913,000
i
2016 - World Prison Brief
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
66
i
2016
/
ICPR
Type of government
Republic with semi-presidential regime
Human Development Index
0.473
i
2016
/ UNDP
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice, Penitentiary and M…
Total number of prisoners
600
i
2016
/
ICPR
Prison density
171 %
i
2016
/
ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
2
i
2016
An NPM has been established
No
Female prisoners
5 %
i
2016
/
ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
Yes
since 1995
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Special populations
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Prison population
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
66
i
2016
/
ICPR
Total number of prisoners
600
i
2016
/
ICPR
Prison density
171 %
i
2016
/
ICPR
Name of authority in charge of the prison service
Ministry of Justice, Penitentiary and Muslim Affairs
Prison facilities
Total number of prison facilities
2
i
2016
Total official capacity of the prison facilities
350
i
2016
/
ICPR
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