Algeria
Capital city — Alger
Country population
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
i2019Type of government
Human Development Index
0.759(82/188)
iHomicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
iName of authority in charge of the pris…
Total number of prisoners
i2019Prison density
i12/2014Total number of prison facilities
i2013An NPM has been established
Female prisoners
i12/2015Incarcerated minors
i12/2015Percentage of untried prisoners
12 %estimated percent…
i09/2018Death penalty is abolished
no, but abolitionist in practiceno execution sinc…
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Overview
Prison population
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
153
i
2019
Total number of prisoners
65,000
i
2019
Prison density
89 %
i
12/2014
Name of authority in charge of the prison service
Ministry of Justice
Total number of prison facilities
131
i
2013