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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Special populations

Women

Number and percentage of incarcerated women

3.8 % (259)

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31/07/2016

/ Ministry of Justice and Legislation

Children

Number and percentage of incarcerated children

104 %

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2016

/ Ministry of Justice and Legislation

People awaiting trial

Number and percentage of people awaiting trial in prison

66.6 % (4,559)

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31/07/2016

/ Ministry of Justice and Legislation

People sentenced to death

The death penalty is abolished

Yes

since 2012