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Netherlands
Capital city —
Amsterdam
Country population
17,040,000
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
59
i
2016
/
ICPR
Type of government
Constitutional monarchy with parliament…
Human Development Index
0.924
i
2016
/ UNDP
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Security and Justice
Total number of prisoners
10,102
i
2016
/
ICPR
Prison density
68 %
i
2015
/
ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
54
An NPM has been established
Yes
created in 2011
Number and percentage of female prisone…
5.4 %
i
2016
/
ICPR
Untried prisoners
30 %
i
2016
/
ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
Yes
since 1982
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Juveniles
The sick and the disabled
Juveniles
Number of specific institutions for juveniles/minors
6
i
2015 - World Prison Brief
Juvenile prisoners
1.2 %
i
30/09/2015
/ World Prison Brief
Number of specific institutions
11
i
2015 - World Prison Brief
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