Chile

Capital city — Santiago

Country population
18,340,000
i
2018
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
224
i
2018
/ ICPR
Type of government
Republic with presidential regime
Human Development Index
0.847
i
2016
/ UNDP
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice
Total number of prisoners
41,068
i
31/12/2018
/ ICPR
Prison density
110.9 %
i
30/09/2013
/ ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
103
i
2012
/ ICPR
An NPM has been established
Yes
i
APT
Female prisoners
8.8 %
i
31/12/2018
/ ICPR
Incarcerated minors
0.4 %
i
30/04/2013
/ ICPR
Untried prisoners
32.9 %
i
31/12/2018
/ ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
yes, in 2001

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Introduction

Country population

18,340,000

i

2018

Type of government

Republic with presidential regime

Human Development Index

0.847

i

2016

/ UNDP