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Guatemala
Capital city —
Guatemala City
Country population
16,680,000
i
2016
/ PNUD
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
124
i
2016
/
ICPR
Type of government
Presidential, democratic republic
Human Development Index
0.64
i
2016
/ UNDP
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Internal Affairs
Total number of prisoners
20,697
i
2016
/ General Office of the Penitentiary System
Prison density
296 %
i
2015
/
ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
22
i
2016
An NPM has been established
Yes
since 2010
Female prisoners
9.6 %
i
2016
/ General Office of the Penitentiary System
Incarcerated minors
5.3 %
i
2016
/ Social Welfare Secretariat
Percentage of untried prisoners
44.6 %
i
2015
/
ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
Yes
since 2017, for C…
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Special populations
Female prisoners
9.6 %
(1,987)
i
2016
/ General Office of the Penitentiary System
Incarcerated minors
5.3 %
(1,092)
i
2016
/ Social Welfare Secretariat
Percentage of untried prisoners
44.6 %
(9,232)
i
2015
/
ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
Yes
since 2017, for Common Law crimes
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