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Mexico

Capital city — Ciudad de México

Country population
123,166,749
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
204
i
2016
/ ICPR
Type of government
Presidential Federal Republic
Human Development Index
0.762
i
2016
/ UNDP
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Depends on the state
Total number of prisoners
247,001
i
2016
/ ICPR
Prison density
118 %
i
2016
/ ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
389
i
2016
An NPM has been established
Yes
created in 2007
Number and percentage of female prisone…
4.5 %
i
2015
/ CNDH
Incarcerated minors
5.4 %
i
2014
/ Unicef
Untried prisoners
41.4 %
i
2016
/ ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
Yes
since 2005

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Special populations

Special populations

Number and percentage of female prisoners

4.5 % (11,107)

i

2015

/ CNDH

Incarcerated minors

5.4 % (13,327)

i

2014

41.4 % (102,258)

i

2016

/ ICPR

Death penalty is abolished

Yes

since 2005