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Cameroon
Capital city —
Yaoundé
Country population
24,320,000
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
115
i
2016
/
ICPR
Type of government
Presidential Republic
Human Development Index
0.518
i
2016
/ UNDP
Name of authority in charge of the prison…
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 prisoners
2.5 %
i
2015
/ Ministry of Justice
Incarcerated minors
2.9 %
i
2015
/ Mnistry of Justice
Prisoners in pre-trial detention
55.8 %
i
2016
/
ICPR
The death penalty is abolished
Yes
no execution since…
+
Annual report
Seen in the press
Date of the report
2017
Author(s)
Prison Insider
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An NPM has been established
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