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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 prisoners

    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 female prisone…

    3.8 %
    i
    31/07/2016
    / Ministry of Justice and Legislation
  • Incarcerated minors

    104 %
    i
    2016
    / Ministry of Justice and Legislation
  • Untried prisoners

    66.6 %
    i
    31/07/2016
    / Ministry of Justice and Legislation
  • Death penalty is abolished

    Yes

    since 2012

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Year2017
Contributor(s)Bénédicte Brunet-La Ruche/Prison Insider
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An NPM has been established

No

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