Lebanon

Capital city — Beirut

Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
141
i
10/2023
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Country population
6,825,442
i
2020
/ World Bank, United Nations Population Division
Type of government
Parliamentary Republic
Human Development Index
0.744
(92/188)
i
2019
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
2.5
i
2019
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Internal Affairs
A decree on 28 Au…
Total number of prisoners
9,254
i
10/2023
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
194.4 %
In August 2023, R…
i
10/2023
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
25
i
2022
/ Ministry of Justice
An NPM has been established
yes
Several proposals…
Female prisoners
2.9 %
i
08/2022
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
0.2 %
i
10/2022
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
87.1 %
i
08/2023
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
no
The death penalty…

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