Romania

Capital city — Bucharest

Country population
19,511,000
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
144
i
2016
/ ICPR
Type of government
Constitutional republic with a democrat…
Human Development Index
0.802
i
2016
/ UNDP
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice
Total number of prisoners
28,393
i
2016
/ ICPR
Average length of imprisonment (in mont…
25
months
i
2014
/ SPACE
Prison density
103 %
i
2016
/ ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
45
i
2016
An NPM has been established
Yes
created in 2015
Female prisoners
5 %
i
2016
/ ICPR
Incarcerated minors
1.2 %
i
2016
/ ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
8.1 %
i
2016
/ ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
Yes
since 1989

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Overview

Prison population

Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

144

i

2016

/ ICPR

Total number of prisoners

28,393

i

2016

/ ICPR

Average length of imprisonment (in months)

25

months

i

2014

/ SPACE

Prison density

103 %

i

2016

/ ICPR

Organisation

Name of authority in charge of the prison service

Ministry of Justice

Budget of the prison service

1,114,246

Lei (around 242 700 euro)

i

2015

Prison facilities

Total number of prison facilities

45

i

2016