Libya
Capital city — Tripoli
Country population
i2018Type of government
Human Development Index
0.708(110/188)
iHomicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
iName of authority in charge of the pris…
Total number of prisoners
9,100this number is th…
i2017Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
i2017Prison density
i06/2007Total number of prison facilities
26number of facilit…
i10/2017An NPM has been established
Number and percentage of female prisone…
i09/2013Incarcerated minors
-
Untried prisoners
90 %estimated percent…
i04/2014Death penalty is abolished
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Overview
Overview
Name of authority in charge of the prison service
Ministry of Justice
Prison population
Total number of prisoners
9,100
i
2017
this number is the number obtained by the U.N. High Commission on Human Rights. It includes an estimated 6,500 in Ministry of Justice prisons at October 2017 and 2,600 held at Mitiga Airbase (Ministry of the Interior) at November 2017. Many more people are held in other prisons and by armed groups.
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
139
i
2017
Prison density
142 %
i
06/2007
Total number of prison facilities
26
number of facilities under the control of the Ministry of Justice
i
10/2017