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Rwanda
Capital city —
Kigali
Country population
12,301,939
i
2018
/
World Bank
Type of government
Constitutional Republic (Presidential)
Human Development Index
0.536
(157/188)
i
2018
/
UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
2.5
i
2017
/
UNDP, Human Development Report
Name of authority in charge of the prison…
Ministry of the Interior
Total number of prisoners
65,000
i
10/2019
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
511
i
10/2019
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
101 %
i
05/2017
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
14
i
2017
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
yes, since 2018
Number and percentage of female prisoners
7.4 %
i
05/2017
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
0.5 %
i
05/2017
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Untried prisoners
7.5 %
i
05/2017
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
yes, since 2007
i
PdM
+
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2020
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Name of authority in charge of the prison service
Ministry of the Interior
Prison population
Total number of prisoners
65,000
i
10/2019
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
511
i
10/2019
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
101 %
i
05/2017
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison facilities
Total number of prison facilities
14
i
2017
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
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