double-arrow-right
paypal
icon
icon
subnav
icon
icon
icon
en
fr
en
es
en
fr
en
es
Make a donation
Home
Inform
Compare
Comparison tool
Thematic papers
Prison Life Index
Testimonials
Testimonials
Inside Outside
Interviews
Insights
Portfolios
Explore
About us
Prison Insider
Who we are
FAQ
Our partners
Our training courses
Join our team
en
fr
en
es
Home
Inform
Compare
Comparison tool
Thematic papers
Prison Life Index
Testimonials
Testimonials
Inside Outside
Interviews
Insights
Portfolios
Explore
About us
Prison Insider
Who we are
FAQ
Our partners
Our training courses
Join our team
Back to map
Morocco and Western Sahara
Capital city —
Rabat
Country population
34,280,000
i
2015
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
222
i
2015
/
ICPR
Type of government
Constitutional monarchy
Human Development Index
0.647
i
2016
/ UNDP
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice
Total number of prisoners
76,794
i
2015
/ Human Rights Watch
Total number of prison facilities
77
i
2015
/
ICPR
An NPM has been established
No
Number and percentage of female prisone…
2.2 %
i
2014
/
ICPR
Incarcerated minors
2 %
i
2014
/ Morocco's Prison Observatory
Untried prisoners
40.8 %
i
2015
/ Human Rights Watch
Death penalty is abolished
No, but abolitionist in practice
+
Country-profile
Seen in the press
Testimonials
Year
2016
2022
2021
2020
2019
2016
Introduction
Overview
Prison population
Organisation
Prison facilities
Safeguards
National Preventive Mechanisms and other external control bodies
Special populations
Women
Minors
Untried prisoners
Death penalty prisoners
Physical integrity
Death penalty
Deaths in detention
Ill-treatment and violence
Arbitrary or secret detention
Specific population
Prison population
Juveniles
Prisoners of conscience
Contact with the outside world
Family visits
National preventive mechanism (NPM)
For more information
Print
Safeguards
An NPM has been established
No
Share this content on
Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Whatsapp
Email
JavaScript is disabled on your browser or your browser does not support this technology. Please enable or update your browser to get a better browsing experience.
