Mauritania
Capital city — Nouakchott
Country population
i2020Type of government
Human Development Index
0.546(157/188)
iHomicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
iName of authority in charge of the pris…
Total number of prisoners
i2020Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
i2020Prison density
i04/2018Total number of prison facilities
i2018An NPM has been established
Number and percentage of female prisone…
i2019Incarcerated minors
i07/2015Untried prisoners
i2020Death penalty is abolished
no, but abolitionist in practiceno execution sinc…
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Overview
Name of authority in charge of the prison service
Ministry of Justice
Prison population
Total number of prisoners
2,175
i
2020
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
47
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2020
Prison density
102 %
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04/2018
Total number of prison facilities
17
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2018