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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 incarcerated people
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 incarcerated w…
4.6 %
i
2016
/
ICPR
Number and percentage of incarcerated c…
0.7 %
i
2016
/
ICPR
Number and percentage of people awaitin…
26.8 %
i
2016
/
ICPR
The death penalty is abolished
Yes
since 2000
+
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Year
2017
2024
2022
2021
2020
2017
Contributor(s)
Human Rights Information Centre / Ukraine without torture / Prison Insider
Introduction
Overview
Prison population
Organisation
Prison facilities
Safeguards
National Preventive Mechanisms and other external control bodies
Special populations
Women
Children
People awaiting trial
People sentenced to death
Physical integrity
Death penalty
Life imprisonment
Deaths in detention
Ill-treatment and violence
Arbitrary or secret detention
Specific population
Prison population
Women
Juveniles
Foreigners
Prisoners of conscience
The sick and the disabled
The system organisation
The penitentiary system
Premises
Staff
Daily life
The cells and their equipment
Food
Hygiene
Health
Activities
Work
Schooling and professional training
Collective movements
Security and safety
Contact with the outside world
Family visits
Correspondence and phone calls
Sentence adjustment policies
Access to legal rights
National preventive mechanism (NPM)
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Special populations
Women
Number and percentage of incarcerated women
4.6 %
(2,795)
i
2016
/
ICPR
Children
Number and percentage of incarcerated children
0.7 %
(425)
i
2016
/
ICPR
People awaiting trial
Number and percentage of people awaiting trial in prison
26.8 %
(16,296)
i
2016
/
ICPR
People sentenced to death
The death penalty is abolished
Yes
since 2000
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