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Albania
Capital city —
Tirana
Country population
2,761,785
i
01/01/2023
/ Council of Europe,
SPACE I Report 2023
, table 3.
Type of government
Constitutional Republic (Presidential D…
Human Development Index
0.796
67/191
i
2021
/
UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
1.65
i
2022
/
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice
Total number of prisoners
4,615
i
04/2024
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
170
i
04/2024
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Average length of imprisonment (in mont…
15
i
2022
/ Council of Europe,
SPACE I Report 2023
, table 31.
Prison density
87.2 %
i
31/01/2023
/ Council of Europe,
SPACE I Report 2023
, table 16.
Total number of prison facilities
23
i
2017
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
yes, in 2008
Female prisoners
1.3 %
i
31/01/2023
/ Council of Europe,
SPACE I Report 2023
, table 7a.
Incarcerated minors
0.4 %
i
31/01/2023
/ Conseil de l'Europe,
Rapport SPACE I 2023
, tableau 6.
Percentage of untried prisoners
62.6 %
i
04/2024
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
yes, since 2007
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2024
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