Botswana

Capital city — Gaborone

Country population
2,080,000
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
210
i
2016
/ [ICPR](http://www.prisonstudies.org/country/ botswana)
Type of government
Parliamentary republic
Human Development Index
0.698
i
2016
/ UNDP
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of State President
Total number of prisoners
4,376
i
2016
/ [ICPR](http://www.prisonstudies.org/country/ botswana)
Prison density
101 %
i
2016
/ [ICPR](http://www.prisonstudies.org/country/ botswana)
Total number of prison facilities
23
i
2015
An NPM has been established
No
Female prisoners
1.7 %
i
2014
/ [ICPR](http://www.prisonstudies.org/country/ botswana)
Percentage of untried prisoners
22.2 %
i
2015
/ [ICPR](http://www.prisonstudies.org/country/ botswana)
Death penalty is abolished
No

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Overview

Prison population

Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

210

i

2016

/ [ICPR](http://www.prisonstudies.org/country/ botswana)

Total number of prisoners

4,376

i

2016

/ [ICPR](http://www.prisonstudies.org/country/ botswana)

Prison density

101 %

i

2016

/ [ICPR](http://www.prisonstudies.org/country/ botswana)

Organisation

Name of authority in charge of the prison service

Ministry of State President

Prison facilities

Total number of prison facilities

23

i

2015

Total official capacity of the prison facilities

4,337

i

2016

/ [ICPR](http://www.prisonstudies.org/country/ botswana)