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Benin
Capital city —
Porto-Novo
Country population
10,872,298
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
63
i
2016
/ Ministry of Justice and Legislation
Type of government
Presidential
Human Development Index
0.485
i
2016
/ UNDP
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice and Legislation
Total number of incarcerated people
6,847
i
31/07/2016
/ Ministry of Justice and Legislation
Prison density
204 %
i
2016
/
ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
10
An NPM has been established
No
Number and percentage of incarcerated w…
3.8 %
i
31/07/2016
/ Ministry of Justice and Legislation
Number and percentage of incarcerated c…
104 %
i
2016
/ Ministry of Justice and Legislation
Number and percentage of people awaitin…
66.6 %
i
31/07/2016
/ Ministry of Justice and Legislation
The death penalty is abolished
Yes
since 2012
+
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Seen in the press
Year
2017
2024
2021
2020
2017
Contributor(s)
Bénédicte Brunet-La Ruche/Prison Insider
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National preventive mechanism (NPM)
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Safeguards
National Preventive Mechanisms and other external control bodies
An NPM has been established
No
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