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Argentina

Capital city — Buenos Aires

Country population
44,494,502
i
2018
/ World Bank
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
230
i
12/2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Type of government
Constitutional Republic (Presidential Democracy)
Human Development Index
0.83
(48/188)
i
2018
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
5.1
i
2017
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Name of authority in charge of the prison…
Ministry of Justice and Human Rights
Total number of prisoners
103,209
i
12/2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
122.1 %
i
12/2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
308
i
2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
yes, since 2017
Number and percentage of female prisoners
4.8 %
i
12/2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
0.1 %
i
12/2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Untried prisoners
45.9 %
i
12/2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
yes, since 2008
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Overview

Overview

Prison population

Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

230

i

12/2018

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Total number of prisoners

103,209

i

12/2018

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Prison density

122.1 %

i

12/2018

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Organisation

Name of authority in charge of the prison service

Ministry of Justice and Human Rights

Prison facilities

Total number of prison facilities

308

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2018

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR