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El Salvador
Capital city —
San Salvador
Country population
6,336,392
i
2022
/
World Bank
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
1,659
i
03/2024
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Type of government
Constitutional Republic (Presidential D…
Human Development Index
0.674
(127/193)
i
2022
/
UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
7.83
i
2022
/
UNODC, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice and Public Security
(Juveniles: Minis…
Total number of prisoners
109,519
via Cristosal Cen…
i
03/2024
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
162.8 %
i
03/2024
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
25
i
2015
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Female prisoners
7.4 %
i
22/03/2021
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
23.1 %
i
22/03/2021
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
yes, since 1983
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Year
2024
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