Albania

Capital city — Tirana

Country population
2,870,000
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
187
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01/11/2017
/ ICPR
Type of government
Parliamentary republic
Human Development Index
0.764
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2016
/ UNDP
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice
Total number of prisoners
5,580
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01/11/2017
/ ICPR
Prison density
106 %
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30/04/2016
/ ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
23
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2017
An NPM has been established
Yes
created in 2008
Female prisoners
2 %
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30/04/2016
/ ICPR
Incarcerated minors
0.4 %
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02/01/2019
/ ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
No, abolished in 2007

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Special populations

Women

Female prisoners

2 % (110)

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30/04/2016

/ ICPR

Minors

Incarcerated minors

0.4 %

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02/01/2019

/ ICPR

Death penalty prisoners

Death penalty is abolished

No, abolished in 2007

Foreign prisoners

Number and percentage of foreign prisoners

1.4 %

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01/01/2017

/ ICPR