Burundi

Capital city — Bujumbura

Country population
11,099,298
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
77
Type of government
Presidential
Human Development Index
0.404
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2016
/ UNDP
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice
Total number of prisoners
8,689
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2015
/ ICPR
Prison density
215 %
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2015
/ ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
11
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2015
An NPM has been established
No
Female prisoners
4 %
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2015
/ ICPR
Incarcerated minors
3.4 %
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2015
/ ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
56.7 %
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2015
/ ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
Yes
since 2009

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Special populations

Women

Female prisoners

4 % (347)

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2015

/ ICPR

Minors

Incarcerated minors

3.4 % (295)

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2015

/ ICPR

Untried prisoners

Percentage of untried prisoners

56.7 % (4,926)

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2015

/ ICPR

Death penalty prisoners

Death penalty is abolished

Yes

since 2009