
Uruguay
Capital city — Montevideo
Country population
i2023Type of government
Human Development Index
0.83(52/193)
iHomicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Total number of incarcerated people
i07/2023Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
i07/2023Prison density
i01/2023Total number of prison facilities
i2020An NPM has been established
Female prisoners
i07/2023Incarcerated minors
i08/2017Percentage of untried prisoners
i12/2021Death penalty is abolished
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Overview
Organisation
Name of authority in charge of the prison service
Ministry of the Interior
Prison population
Total number of incarcerated people
14,965
i
07/2023
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
424
i
07/2023
Prison density
130.1 %
i
01/2023
Prison facilities
Total number of prison facilities
27
i
2020