Switzerland
Capital city — Bern
Country population
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
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Type of government
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Human Development Index
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
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Total number of prisoners
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Prison density
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Total number of prison facilities
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An NPM has been established
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Female prisoners
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Incarcerated minors
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Percentage of untried prisoners
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Death penalty is abolished
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Safeguards
A copy of the prison regulations is made available to the prisoners
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Physical integrity
Deaths in custody are logged in a register
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Number of deaths in custody
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Number of deaths attributed to suicide
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Suicide rate in custody (per 10,000 prisoners)
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The prison service must notify a judicial authority for
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Suicide prevention policies are implemented
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All allegations and suspicions of ill-treatment inflicted on prisoners are logged
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If so, the prison service must notify a judicial authority
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Complaints
National Preventive Mechanisms and other external control bodies
The Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT) was
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An NPM has been established
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Name of the NPM
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Structure of the NPM
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The NPM reports are made public
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Number of visits made by the NPM during the year
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The NPM recommendations are effectively implemented
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A regional body monitors the places of deprivation of liberty
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Its reports are made public
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The Subcommittee for the Prevention of Torture (SPT) has visited the country
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Sentence adjustments policies
The law provides for a sentence adjustment system
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The sentence can be adjusted as soon as it is pronounced (ab initio)
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Sentence adjustments can be granted during the incarceration
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The law provides for a temporary release system
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The law provides for a sentence adjustment for medical reasons
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