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Romania

Capital city — Bucharest

Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
122
i
05/2022
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Country population
19,201,662
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2021
/ Eurostat
Type of government
Semi-presidential Republic
Human Development Index
0.828
(49/188)
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2019
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
1
i
2020
/ The World Bank
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice
Total number of prisoners
23,253
i
03/05/2022
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Average length of imprisonment (in mont…
27.5
i
2020
/ Council of Europe, [SPACE I – Report 2021](Conseil de l’Europe, SPACE I – Rapport 2021, p. 125.), p. 125.
Prison density
121.6 %
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22/03/2022
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
45
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2021
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
yes, in 2015
Number and percentage of female prisone…
4.4 %
i
30/04/2022
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
1.1 %
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30/04/2022
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Untried prisoners
11.7 %
i
30/04/2022
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
yes, since 1989
Romania abolished…

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