Sri Lanka

Capital city —

Country population
21,670,000
i
2018
/ World Bank
Type of government
Presidential Republic
Human Development Index
0.78
(71/188)
i
2018
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
2.3
i
2017
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice and Law Reforms
Total number of prisoners
23,355
i
12/2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
105
i
10/2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
191 %
i
10/2013
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
60
i
2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
yes, in 2017
Female prisoners
4.9 %
i
2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
0.1 %
i
10/2013
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Untried prisoners
60.2 %
i
12/2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
no, but abolitionist in practice
i
PdM

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Country population

21,670,000

i

2018

Type of government

Presidential Republic

Human Development Index

0.78

(71/188)

i

2018

/ UNDP, Human Development Report

Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

2.3

i

2017

/ UNDP, Human Development Report