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Cambodia
Capital city —
Phnom Penh
Country population
15,650,000
i
2015
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
112
i
2015
/
ICPR
Type of government
Constitutional monarchy
Human Development Index
0.563
i
2016
/ UNDP
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Directorate General of Prisons (DGP)
Total number of prisoners
17,522
i
2015
/
ICPR
Prison density
206 %
i
2015
/
ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
28
i
2014
An NPM has been established
No
Female prisoners
8.3 %
i
2015
/
ICPR
Incarcerated minors
3.4 %
i
2015
/
ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
69.1 %
i
2015
/
ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
Yes
since 1989
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Year
2016
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2021
2020
2016
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PI with the information published by the LICADHO
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Untried prisoners
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Physical integrity
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Specific population
Prison population
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Juveniles
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The sick and the disabled
The penitentiary system
Premises
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The cells and their equipment
Food
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Activities
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Media
External participants
Financial resources and destitution
Means of communication for the inmates
Security and safety
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Sentence adjustment policies
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National preventive mechanism (NPM)
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Prison population
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
112
i
2015
/
ICPR
Total number of prisoners
17,522
i
2015
/
ICPR
Prison density
206 %
i
2015
/
ICPR
Organisation
Name of authority in charge of the prison service
Directorate General of Prisons (DGP)
Prison facilities
Total number of prison facilities
28
i
2014
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