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Senegal
Capital city —
Dakar
Country population
15,590,000
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
61
i
2016
/
ICPR
Type of government
Semi-presidential republic
Human Development Index
0.494
i
2016
/ UNDP
Name of authority in charge of the prison…
Ministry of Justice
Total number of prisoners
9,544
i
2016
/
ICPR
Prison density
117 %
i
2014
/
ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
37
i
2016
An NPM has been established
Yes
created in 2009
Number and percentage of female prisoners
3 %
i
2015
/ United Nations
Incarcerated minors
4.6 %
i
2016
/ ONLPL
Untried prisoners
41 %
i
2015
/ Penitentiary Administration
Death penalty is abolished
Yes
since 2004
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Year
2016
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An NPM has been established
Yes
created in 2009
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