Albania

Capital city — Tirana

Country population
2,900,000
i
2018
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
178
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01/2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Type of government
Constitutional Republic (Presidential D…
Human Development Index
0.791
(69/188)
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2018
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
2.3
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2017
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice
Total number of prisoners
5,063
i
01/2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Average length of imprisonment (in mont…
14.6
i
2018
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2019, p. 119
Prison density
85 %
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01/2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
23
i
2017
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
yes, since 2008
Female prisoners
2 %
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01/2019
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2019, p. 43
Incarcerated minors
0.5 %
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01/2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
45.2 %
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01/2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
yes, since 2007
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Overview

Prison population

Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

178

i

01/2020

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Total number of prisoners

5,063

i

01/2020

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Average length of imprisonment (in months)

14.6

i

2018

/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2019, p. 119

Prison density

85 %

i

01/2019

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Organisation

Name of authority in charge of the prison service

Ministry of Justice

Prison facilities

Total number of prison facilities

23

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2017

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR