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Ukraine

Capital city — Kyiv

Country population
36,191,730
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
167
i
2016
/ ICPR
Type of government
Semi-presidential
Human Development Index
0.743
i
2016
/ UNDP
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice
Total number of prisoners
60,771
i
2016
/ ICPR
Prison density
63 %
i
2016
/ ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
148
An NPM has been established
Yes
created in 2012
Number and percentage of female prisone…
4.6 %
i
2016
/ ICPR
Incarcerated minors
0.7 %
i
2016
/ ICPR
Untried prisoners
26.8 %
i
2016
/ ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
Yes
since 2000

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Year2017

Contributor(s)Human Rights Information Centre / Ukraine without torture / Prison Insider

Special populations

Special populations

Number and percentage of female prisoners

4.6 % (2,795)

i

2016

/ ICPR

Incarcerated minors

0.7 % (425)

i

2016

/ ICPR

26.8 % (16,296)

i

2016

/ ICPR

Death penalty is abolished

Yes

since 2000