Greece
Capital city — Athens
Country population
i2020Type of government
Human Development Index
0.888(32/188)
iHomicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
iName of authority in charge of the pris…
Total number of prisoners
i01/12/2020Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
i31/01/2020/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2020, p. 34.Average length of imprisonment (in mont…
i2019/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2020, p. 124.Prison density
i15/08/2020Total number of prison facilities
i2020An NPM has been established
Female prisoners
i31/01/2020/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2020, p. 45Incarcerated minors
i01/06/2020Percentage of untried prisoners
26 %(2 855)
i2020Death penalty is abolished
+
Special populations
Women
Female prisoners
4.5 %
(491)
i
31/01/2020
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2020, p. 45
Percentage of untried female prisoners
20.6 %
(101)
i
31/01/2020
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2020, p. 45.
Percentage of foreign female prisoners
32 %
(157)
i
31/01/2020
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2020, p. 46.
Mothers are allowed to keep their children with them
yes, until 3 years old
i
2020
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2020, p. 32.
Minors
Minimum age of imprisonment for minors
15 years old
i
2020
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2020, p. 41.
Incarcerated minors
0.2 %
i
01/06/2020
Number and percentage of foreign prisoners
57.8 %
(6,347)
i
31/01/2020
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2020, p. 63.
People serving a life sentence
11.7 %
(949)
i
31/01/2020
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2020, p. 53.
Percentage of untried prisoners
Number and percentage of elderly prisoners
Death penalty is abolished
yes, since 2004