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South Sudan
Capital city —
Juba
Country population
11,088,796
i
2023
/
World Bank
Type of government
Constitutional Republic (Presidential)
Human Development Index
0.381
(192/193)
i
2022
/
UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
Data not disclosed
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Interior and Wildlife Conse…
Total number of prisoners
8,400
via US State Depa…
i
08/2021
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
58
i
08/2021
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
Data not disclosed
Total number of prison facilities
80
i
06/2011
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Female prisoners
10.9 %
i
28/09/2015
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
Data not disclosed
Percentage of untried prisoners
28.9 %
i
28/09/2015
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
no
i
Peine de Mort, PdM
+
Year
2024
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