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Lebanon

Capital city — Beirut

Country population
5,600,000
i
2015
/ United nations
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
128
i
2015
/ ICPR
Type of government
Parliamentary republic
Human Development Index
0.763
i
2016
/ UNDP
Name of authority in charge of the prison…
Ministry of the Interior
To be transferred to…
Total number of prisoners
6,502
i
2015
/ ICPR
Prison density
186 %
i
2015
/ ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
22
i
2011
/ ICPR
An NPM has been established
Yes
Since 2016
Number and percentage of female prisoners
4.4 %
i
2015
/ ICPR
Incarcerated minors
2 %
i
2015
/ ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
No

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Overview

Overview

Prison population

Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

128

i

2015

/ ICPR

Total number of prisoners

6,502

i

2015

/ ICPR

Prison density

186 %

i

2015

/ ICPR

Organisation

Name of authority in charge of the prison service

Ministry of the Interior

To be transferred to the Ministry of Justice in due course

Prison facilities

Total number of prison facilities

22

i

2011

/ ICPR