Suriname
Capital city — Paramaribo
Country population
i2023Type of government
Human Development Index
0.69(124/193)
iHomicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Total number of incarcerated people
1,000estimated figure
i11/2014Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
185estimated figure
i11/2014Prison density
i11/2014Total number of prison facilities
i2022An NPM has been established
Number and percentage of incarcerated w…
i2012Number and percentage of incarcerated c…
i2005Number and percentage of people awaitin…
50 %estimated percent…
i02/2011The death penalty is abolished
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Overview
Organisation
Name of authority in charge of the prison administration
Ministry of Justice and Police
Prison population
Total number of incarcerated people
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
Prison density
75.2 %
i
11/2014
Prison facilities
Total number of prison facilities
21
i
2022