
Guinea-Bissau
Capital city — Bissau
Country population
i2022Type of government
Human Development Index
0.483(179/193)
iHomicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Total number of incarcerated people
596via the United Na…
i2017Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
i2017Prison density
102 %This occupation r…
i12/2013Total number of prison facilities
i2013An NPM has been established
Female prisoners
i18/02/2017Incarcerated minors
i18/02/2017Percentage of untried prisoners
i18/02/2017Death penalty is abolished
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Overview
Organisation
Name of authority in charge of the prison service
Ministry of Justice
Prison population
Total number of incarcerated people
596
via the United Nations survey of crime trends and operations of criminal justice systems
i
2017
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
31
i
2017
Prison density
102 %
This occupation rate is from the two prisons of the country (a pre-trial detention facility is excluded from this data).
i
12/2013
Prison facilities
Total number of prison facilities
3
i
2013