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Laos
Capital city —
Vientiane
Country population
7,169,455
i
2019
/
World Bank
Type of government
Unitary Republic
Human Development Index
0.613
(137/188)
i
2019
/
UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
7
i
2016
/
WHO, World Health Organization
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Public Safety
Total number of prisoners
9,000
estimated figure
i
2016
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
130
estimate
i
2016
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
Data not disclosed
Total number of prison facilities
19
i
2016
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Female prisoners
13.7 %
i
2016
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
-
Percentage of untried prisoners
66.7 %
estimated percent…
i
2016
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
no, but abolitionist in practice
i
PdM
+
Year
2021
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