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Morocco and Western Sahara
Capital city —
Rabat
Country population
37,457,971
i
2022
/
World Bank
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
267
i
12/2023
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Type of government
Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy
i
CIA World Factbook
Human Development Index
0.698
(120/193)
i
2022
/
UNDP, Human Development Report 2022
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
1.24
i
2020
/
UNODC, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
the Prime Minister
Total number of incarcerated people
102,653
i
31/12/2023
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Average length of imprisonment (in mont…
9.84
i
2020
/ prison service,
Report 2021
, p. 135, tableau 4.
Prison density
158.8 %
i
31/12/2023
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
75
i
2023
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
yes, in 2018
Female prisoners
2.5 %
i
31/12/2023
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
1.2 %
i
31/12/2023
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
37.6 %
i
31/12/2023
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
no
The death penalty…
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