Ireland

Capital city — Dublin

Country population
4,830,000
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2018
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
80
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2018
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Type of government
Republic with parliamentary regime
Human Development Index
0.923
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2016
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Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Department of Justice and Equality
Total number of prisoners
3,870
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2018
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Prison density
85 %
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2018
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Total number of prison facilities
13
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2018
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An NPM has been established
No
Female prisoners
4.1 %
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2018
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Percentage of untried prisoners
16.3 %
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2018
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Death penalty is abolished
Yes
since 1990

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Special populations

Female prisoners

4.1 % (160)

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2018

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Percentage of untried prisoners

16.3 % (632)

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2018

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Death penalty is abolished

Yes

since 1990

Number and percentage of foreign prisoners

13 %

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2017

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