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Australia
Capital city —
Canberra
Country population
23,860,100
i
2015
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
196
i
2015
/ Australian Bureau of Statistics
Type of government
Representative democracy
Human Development Index
0.939
i
2016
/ UNDP
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Department of Corrective Services (Indi…
Total number of prisoners
36,134
i
2015
/ Australian Bureau of Statistics
Average length of imprisonment (in mont…
36
months
i
2015
/ Australian Bureau of Statistics
Total number of prison facilities
111
i
2015
/ Australian Bureau of Statistics
An NPM has been established
No
Female prisoners
8 %
i
2015
/ Australian Bureau of Statistics
Incarcerated minors
2.4 %
i
2015
/ Aust. Instite of Health and Welfare
Death penalty is abolished
Yes
since 1973
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Community Justice Coalition
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Special populations
Women
Female prisoners
8 %
(2,876)
i
2015
/ Australian Bureau of Statistics
Minors
Incarcerated minors
2.4 %
(885)
i
2015
/ Aust. Instite of Health and Welfare
Death penalty prisoners
Death penalty is abolished
Yes
since 1973
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