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South Africa
Capital city —
Pretoria
Country population
59,308,690
i
2020
/
World Bank
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
248
i
2020
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Type of government
Parliamentary Republic
Human Development Index
0.709
(114/188)
i
2019
/
UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
36.4
i
2018
/
UNDP, Human Development Report
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice
Total number of prisoners
147,922
i
2020
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
125 %
i
2020
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
235
i
2019
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
yes, since 2019
Number and percentage of female prisone…
2.6 %
i
2020
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
0.1 %
i
2019
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Untried prisoners
35.7 %
i
06/2020
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
yes, since 1997
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Year
2021
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