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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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2017
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2020
2017
Contributor(s)
Human Rights Information Centre / Ukraine without torture / Prison Insider
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Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
167
i
2016
/
ICPR
Total number of prisoners
60,771
i
2016
/
ICPR
Prison density
63 %
i
2016
/
ICPR
Name of authority in charge of the prison service
Ministry of Justice
Total number of prison facilities
148
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