Gabon

Capital city — Libreville

Country population
2,172,579
i
2019
/ World Bank
Type of government
Unitary Republic
Human Development Index
0.703
(119/188)
i
2019
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
Data not disclosed
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice and Human Rights, K…
Total number of incarcerated people
4,476
i
04/2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
241
i
04/2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
Data not disclosed
Total number of prison facilities
9
i
2015
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Number and percentage of incarcerated w…
2.2 %
i
04/2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Number and percentage of incarcerated c…
2.9 %
i
01/2014
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Number and percentage of people awaitin…
80.2 %
i
04/2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
The death penalty is abolished
yes, since 2010
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PdM

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Overview

Organisation

Name of authority in charge of the prison administration

Ministry of Justice and Human Rights, Keeper of the Seals

Prison population

Total number of incarcerated people

4,476

i

04/2018

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

241

i

04/2018

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Prison density

Data not disclosed

Prison facilities

Total number of prison facilities

9

i

2015

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR