Cape Verde
Capital city — Praia
Country population
i2018Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
i09/2018Type of government
Human Development Index
0.651(126/188)
iHomicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
iName of authority in charge of the pris…
Total number of prisoners
i09/2018Prison density
i08/2017Total number of prison facilities
i2020An NPM has been established
Number and percentage of female prisone…
i03/2018Incarcerated minors
Data not disclosed
Untried prisoners
i09/2018Death penalty is abolished
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Overview
Prison population
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
296
i
09/2018
Total number of prisoners
1,549
i
09/2018
Prison density
109 %
i
08/2017
Name of authority in charge of the prison service
Ministry of Justice
Total number of prison facilities
5
i
2020