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Suriname

Capital city — Paramaribo

  • Country population

    581,363
    i
    2019
    / World Bank
  • Type of government

    Unitary Republic
  • Human Development Index

    0.738

    (97/188)

    i
    2019
    / UNDP, Human Development Report
  • Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

    5.4
    i
    2017
    / UNDP, Human Development Report
  • Name of authority in charge of the pris…

    Ministry of Justice and Police
  • Total number of prisoners

    1,000

    estimated figure

    i
    11/2014
    / World Prison Brief, ICPR
  • Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…

    183

    estimated figure

    i
    11/2014
    / World Prison Brief, ICPR
  • Prison density

    75 %
    i
    11/2014
    / World Prison Brief, ICPR
  • Total number of prison facilities

    31
    i
    2014
    / World Prison Brief, ICPR
  • An NPM has been established

    no
  • Number and percentage of female prisone…

    2.8 %
    i
    2012
    / World Prison Brief, ICPR
  • Incarcerated minors

    5.7 %
    i
    2005
    / World Prison Brief, ICPR
  • Untried prisoners

    50 %

    estimated percent…

    i
    02/2011
    / World Prison Brief, ICPR
  • Death penalty is abolished

    yes, since 2015

    for common law cr…

    i
    PdM
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