South Africa

Capital city — Pretoria

Country population
56,300,000
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
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 prison…
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 prisoners
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

Year2017

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