Russia

Capital city — Moscow

Country population
14,680,000
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2018
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
410
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2018
/ ICPR
Type of government
Constitutional regime, semi-presidentia…
Human Development Index
0.804
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2016
/ UNDP
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice
Total number of prisoners
602,176
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2018
/ ICPR
Prison density
79 %
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2015
/ ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
961
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2017
An NPM has been established
No
Female prisoners
7.9 %
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2018
/ ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
17.3 %
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2018
/ ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
No, but abolitionist in practice

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Prison population

Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

410

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2018

/ ICPR

Total number of prisoners

602,176

i

2018

/ ICPR

Prison density

79 %

i

2015

/ ICPR

Organisation

Name of authority in charge of the prison service

Ministry of Justice

Prison facilities

Total number of prison facilities

961

i

2017