Spain
Capital city — Madrid
Country population
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
i2015/ SGIPType of government
Human Development Index
i2016/ UNDPName of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of the Interior / JusticeMinistry of the I…
Total number of prisoners
i2015/ SGIPAverage length of imprisonment (in mont…
19months
i2015/ APDHPrison density
i2015/ SGIPTotal number of prison facilities
8268 in Spain / 14…
i2015/ SGIPAn NPM has been established
Yescreated in 2009
Female prisoners
i2015/ SGIPPercentage of untried prisoners
i2015/ SGIPDeath penalty is abolished
Yessince 1978
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Overview
Prison population
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
133
i
2015
/ SGIP
Total number of prisoners
61,614
i
2015
/ SGIP
Average length of imprisonment (in months)
19
months
i
2015
/ APDH
Prison density
84 %
i
2015
/ SGIP
Organisation
Name of authority in charge of the prison service
Ministry of the Interior / Justice
Ministry of the Interior – Spain / Ministry of Justice – Catalonia
Prison facilities
Total number of prison facilities
82
68 in Spain / 14 in Catalonia
i
2015
/ SGIP