Algeria
Capital city — Alger
Country population
i2019Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
i2019Type of government
Human Development Index
0.748(91/188)
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
i2020An NPM has been established
Number and percentage of female prisone…
i12/2015Incarcerated minors
i12/2015Untried prisoners
i2019Death 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
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2019
Prison density
89 %
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12/2014
Name of authority in charge of the prison service
Ministry of Justice
Total number of prison facilities
162
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2020