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Benin
Capital city —
Porto-Novo
Country population
13,352,864
i
2022
/
World Bank
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
138
i
12/2023
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Type of government
Presidential republic
Human Development Index
0.504
(173/193)
i
2022
/
UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
Data not disclosed
i
2024
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice, Legislation and Hu…
Total number of prisoners
18,170
via Amnesty Inter…
i
12/2023
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
213.5 %
i
12/2023
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
11
i
2019
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Female prisoners
3.3 %
i
14/12/2021
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
1.7 %
i
14/12/2021
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
55 %
estimated percent…
i
12/2023
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
yes, since 2012
i
PdM
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Year
2024
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