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Morocco and Western Sahara

Capital city — Rabat

Country population
34,280,000
i
2015
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
222
i
2015
/ ICPR
Type of government
Constitutional monarchy
Human Development Index
0.647
i
2016
/ UNDP
Name of authority in charge of the prison…
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 prisoners
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

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Overview

Overview

Prison population

Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

222

i

2015

/ ICPR

Total number of prisoners

76,794

i

2015

/ Human Rights Watch

Organisation

Name of authority in charge of the prison service

Ministry of Justice

Prison facilities

Total number of prison facilities

77

i

2015

/ ICPR