Venezuela
Capital city — Caracas
Country population
i31/05/2015/ UNDPIncarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
Type of government
Human Development Index
i2016/ UNDPName of authority in charge of the pris…
Total number of prisoners
i2015/ Venezuelan Prisons Observatory / ICPRPrison density
i2015/ Venezuelan Prisons Observatory / ICPRTotal number of prison facilities
i2015An NPM has been established
Number and percentage of female prisone…
i2015/ Venezuelan Prisons Observatory / ICPRIncarcerated minors
iDefensoría del Pueblo (Ombudsman) / ICPRUntried prisoners
i2015/ Venezuelan Prisons Observatory / ICPRDeath penalty is abolished
Yessince 1863
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Overview
Overview
Prison population
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
159
i
2015
/ ICPR
Total number of prisoners
49,664
i
2015
/ Venezuelan Prisons Observatory / ICPR
Prison density
290 %
i
2015
/ Venezuelan Prisons Observatory / ICPR
Name of authority in charge of the prison service
Ministry of Interior, Justice and Peace
Total number of prison facilities
35
i
2015