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Nicaragua

Capital city — Managua

Country population
6,465,513
i
2018
/ World Bank
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
332
i
10/2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Type of government
Constitutional Republic (Presidential)
Human Development Index
0.651
(126/188)
i
2018
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
7.4
i
2017
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Name of authority in charge of the prison…
Ministry of Government
Total number of prisoners
20,918
i
10/2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
118 %
i
10/2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
9
i
2014
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
yes, since 2012
Number and percentage of female prisoners
5.4 %
i
10/2014
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
0.6 %
i
12/2012
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Untried prisoners
21.4 %
i
10/2016
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
yes, since 1979
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Introduction

Introduction

Country population

6,465,513

i

2018

Type of government

Constitutional Republic (Presidential)

Human Development Index

0.651

(126/188)

i

2018

/ UNDP, Human Development Report

Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

7.4

i

2017

/ UNDP, Human Development Report