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
/ ICPR
Type of government
Republic with parliamentary regime
Human Development Index
0.923
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2016
/ UNDP
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Department of Justice and Equality
Total number of prisoners
3,870
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2018
/ ICPR
Prison density
85 %
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2018
/ ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
13
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2018
/ ICPR
An NPM has been established
No
Female prisoners
4.1 %
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2018
/ ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
16.3 %
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2018
/ ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
Yes
since 1990

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Prison population

Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

80

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2018

/ ICPR

Total number of prisoners

3,870

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2018

/ ICPR

Prison density

85 %

i

2018

/ ICPR

Name of authority in charge of the prison service

Department of Justice and Equality

Prison facilities

Total number of prison facilities

13

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2018

/ ICPR

Total official capacity of the prison facilities

4,273

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2018

/ ICPR