Cape Verde
Capital city — Praia
Country population
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
Type of government
Human Development Index
i2016/ UNDPName of authority in charge of the pris…
Total number of prisoners
Prison density
Total number of prison facilities
i2013An NPM has been established
NoBut OPCAT ratifie…
Female prisoners
Death penalty is abolished
Yessince 1981
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Overview
Prison population
Organisation
Name of authority in charge of the prison service
Ministry of Justice
Prison facilities
Total number of prison facilities
5
i
2013
Total official capacity of the prison facilities
1,410
i
2016
/ ICPR