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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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2017
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2017
Contributor(s)
Derrick Thulani & Sasha Gear (Just Detention International)
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Special populations
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Women
Untried prisoners
Death penalty prisoners
Number and percentage of female prisoners
2.6 %
(4,174)
i
2017
/ Department of Correctional Services
27.2 %
(43,799)
i
2017
/ Department of Correctional Services
Death penalty is abolished
yes
since 1997
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