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South Sudan
Capital city —
Juba
Country population
10,975,920
i
2018
/
World Bank
Type of government
Constitutional Republic (Presidential)
Human Development Index
0.413
(186/188)
i
2018
/
UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
13.9
i
2017
/
UNDP, Human Development Report
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Interior and Wildlife Conse…
Total number of prisoners
7,000
i
12/2019
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
50
i
12/2019
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
Data not disclosed
Total number of prison facilities
80
i
06/2011
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Female prisoners
10.9 %
i
09/2015
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
Data not disclosed
Percentage of untried prisoners
28.9 %
i
09/2015
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
no
i
Peine de Mort, PdM
+
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2020
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Special populations
Women
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Untried prisoners
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Safeguards
National Preventive Mechanisms and other external control bodies
An NPM has been established
no
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