Chile

Capital city — Santiago

Country population
19,603,733
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2022
/ World Bank
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
287
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02/2024
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Type of government
Constitutional Republic (Presidential D…
Human Development Index
0.86
(44/193)
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2022
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
6.74
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2022
/ UNODC, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice
Total number of incarcerated people
54,453
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29/02/2024
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
91.3 %
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30/09/2021
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
113
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2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
yes, since 2019
Number and percentage of incarcerated w…
7.9 %
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29/02/2024
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Number and percentage of incarcerated c…
0.1 %
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30/09/2021
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Number and percentage of people awaitin…
37 %
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29/02/2024
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
The death penalty is abolished
yes, since 2001
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Special populations

Women

Number and percentage of incarcerated women

7.9 % (4,276)

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29/02/2024

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Children

Number and percentage of incarcerated children

0.1 %

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30/09/2021

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

People awaiting trial

Number and percentage of people awaiting trial in prison

37 % (20,169)

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29/02/2024

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

People sentenced to death

The death penalty is abolished

yes, since 2001

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