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Cameroon
Capital city —
Yaoundé
Country population
24,320,000
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit1
115
i
2016
/
ICPR
Type of government
Presidential Republic
Human Development Index
0.518
i
2016
/ UNDP
Name of authority in charge of the pris1
Ministry of Justice
Total number of prisoners
27,997
i
2016
/
ICPR
Prison density
164 %
i
2016
/ Ministry of Justice
Total number of prison facilities
79
i
2015
An NPM has been established
No
Number and percentage of female prisone1
2.5 %
i
2015
/ Ministry of Justice
Incarcerated minors
2.9 %
i
2015
/ Mnistry of Justice
Untried prisoners
55.8 %
i
2016
/
ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
Yes
no execution sinc1
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An NPM has been established
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