Belgium
Capital city — Brussels
Country population
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
Type of government
Human Development Index
i2016/ UNDPName of authority in charge of the pris…
Total number of prisoners
Average length of imprisonment (in mont…
8.2months
i2014/ SPACEPrison density
Total number of prison facilities
i2016An NPM has been established
Female prisoners
Incarcerated minors
Percentage of untried prisoners
Death penalty is abolished
Yessince 1996
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Overview
Prison population
Name of authority in charge of the prison service
Federal Public Service Justice (FPS Justice)
Total number of prison facilities
45
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2016