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Italy

Capital city — Rome

Country population
60,795,612
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2015
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
86
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2015
/ Ministry of Justice
Type of government
Parliamentary democracy
Human Development Index
0.887
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2016
/ UNDP
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice
Total number of prisoners
52,164
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2015
/ Ministry of Justice
Prison density
105 %
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2015
/ Ministry of Justice
Total number of prison facilities
195
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2015
An NPM has been established
Yes
created in 2014
Number and percentage of female prisone…
4 %
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2015
/ Ministry of Justice
Incarcerated minors
0.8 %
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2015
/ Ministry of Justice
Untried prisoners
34.2 %
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2015
/ Ministry of Justice
Death penalty is abolished
Yes
since 1948
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2015

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An NPM has been established

Yes

created in 2014