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

Year2017

Contributor(s)Bénédicte Brunet-La Ruche/Prison Insider