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United States of America
Capital city —
Washington
Country population
328,239,523
i
07/2019
/
United States Census Bureau
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
639
i
2018
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Type of government
Federal Constitutional Republic (Presid…
Human Development Index
0.926
(17/188)
i
2019
/
UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
5
i
2018
/
UNDP, Human Development Report
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Department of Justice
Total number of prisoners
2,094,000
U.S. Bureau of Ju…
i
2018
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
100 %
i
2017
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
4,455
3,163 local jails…
i
World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Number and percentage of female prisone…
9.8 %
estimated percent…
i
12/2016
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
0.2 %
i
2014
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Untried prisoners
23.4 %
i
2018
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
no
i
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Year
2021
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