Latvia

Capital city — Riga

Country population
1,930,000
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
195
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ICPR
Type of government
Parliamentary Republic
Human Development Index
0.854
(39/188)
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UNDP
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice
Tieslietu Ministr…
Total number of incarcerated people
3,765
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01/2018
/ ICPR
Average length of imprisonment (in mont…
Data not disclosed
Prison density
63.9 %
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01/2018
/ ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
11
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2018
/ ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Number and percentage of incarcerated w…
7.7 %
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01/2018
/ ICPR
Number and percentage of incarcerated c…
1.1 %
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01/2018
/ ICPR
Number and percentage of people awaitin…
27.9 %
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01/2018
/ ICPR
The death penalty is abolished
yes, since 2012

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Special populations

Women

Number and percentage of incarcerated women

7.7 % (291)

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01/2018

/ ICPR

Children

Number and percentage of incarcerated children

1.1 %

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01/2018

/ ICPR

People awaiting trial

Number and percentage of people awaiting trial in prison

27.9 % (1,051)

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01/2018

/ ICPR

People sentenced to death

The death penalty is abolished

yes, since 2012