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
Female prisoners
5.4 %
i
2016
/ ICPR
Untried prisoners
30 %
i
2016
/ ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
Yes
since 1982

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Overview

Prison population

Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

59

i

2016

/ ICPR

Total number of prisoners

10,102

i

2016

/ ICPR

Prison density

68 %

i

2015

/ ICPR

Name of authority in charge of the prison service

Ministry of Security and Justice

Prison facilities

Total number of prison facilities

54

Total official capacity of the prison facilities

15,074

i

2015

/ ICPR