Sweden

Capital city — Stockholm

Country population
9,960,000
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2016
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
57
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2016
/ ICPR
Type of government
Constitutional monarchy with parliament…
Human Development Index
0.913
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2016
/ UNDP
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice
Total number of prisoners
5,630
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2016
/ ICPR
Prison density
84 %
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2016
/ ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
79
An NPM has been established
Yes
since 2005
Female prisoners
6.1 %
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2016
/ ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
23.7 %
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2015
/ ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
Yes
since 1972

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Overview

Prison population

Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

57

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2016

/ ICPR

Total number of prisoners

5,630

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2016

/ ICPR

Prison density

84 %

i

2016

/ ICPR

Name of authority in charge of the prison service

Ministry of Justice

Prison facilities

Total number of prison facilities

79

Total official capacity of the prison facilities

6,228

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2016

/ ICPR