Argentina

Capital city — Buenos Aires

Country population
46,234,830
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2022
/ World Bank
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
254
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2022
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Type of government
Constitutional Republic (Presidential D…
Human Development Index
0.849
(48/193)
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2022
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
4.31
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2022
/ UNODC, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice and Human Rights
Total number of prisoners
117,810
including 12,757…
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31/12/2022
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
118.5 %
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31/12/2022
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
330
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2022
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
yes, since 2017
Female prisoners
4.1 %
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31/12/2022
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
0 %
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31/12/2022
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
41.7 %
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31/12/2022
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
yes, since 2008
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Special populations

Women

Female prisoners

4.1 % (4,256)

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31/12/2022

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Minors

Incarcerated minors

0 %

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31/12/2022

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Untried prisoners

Percentage of untried prisoners

41.7 % (43,807)

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31/12/2022

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Death penalty prisoners

Death penalty is abolished

yes, since 2008

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