Uruguay
Capital city — Montevideo
Country population
i2017Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
i2017/ National Institute of StatisticsType of government
Human Development Index
i2016/ UNDPName of authority in charge of the pris…
Total number of prisoners
i2017/ National Rehabilitation InstitutePrison density
i2016/ Penitentiary Parliamentary CommissionerTotal number of prison facilities
i2017An NPM has been established
Yescreated in 2008
Female prisoners
i2016/ Annual report of the Penitentiary Parliamentary CommissionerPercentage of untried prisoners
i2017/ Office of Planning and BudgetDeath penalty is abolished
Yessince 1907
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Overview
Prison population
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
330
i
2017
/ National Institute of Statistics
Total number of prisoners
11,500
i
2017
/ National Rehabilitation Institute
Prison density
115 %
i
2016
/ Penitentiary Parliamentary Commissioner
Organisation
Name of authority in charge of the prison service
Ministry of Interior
Budget of the prison service
-
Prison facilities
Total number of prison facilities
29
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2017