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South Africa

Capital city — Pretoria

  • Country population

    56,300,000
  • Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…

    286
    i
    31/03/2017
    / ICPR
  • Type of government

    Parliamentary republic
  • Human Development Index

    0.666
    i
    2016
    / UNDP
  • Name of authority in charge of the pris…

    Ministry of Justice
  • Total number of prisoners

    161,054
    i
    31/03/2017
    / ICPR
  • Prison density

    135 %
    i
    2017
    / Department of Correctional Services
  • Total number of prison facilities

    237
    i
    2017
  • An NPM has been established

    No
  • Number and percentage of female prisone…

    2.6 %
    i
    2017
    / Department of Correctional Services
  • Untried prisoners

    27.2 %
    i
    2017
    / Department of Correctional Services
  • Death penalty is abolished

    yes

    since 1997

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Year2017
Contributor(s)Derrick Thulani & Sasha Gear (Just Detention International)
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Safeguards

An NPM has been established

No

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