The Bahamas

Capital city — Nassau

Country population
409,984
i
2022
/ World Bank
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
409
i
12/2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Type of government
Constitutional Monarchy
Human Development Index
0.82
(57/193)
i
2022
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
31.22
i
2022
/ UNODC, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of National Security
Total number of prisoners
1,617
via US State Depa…
i
12/2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
162 %
i
12/2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
1
i
2014
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Female prisoners
3.1 %
i
12/2017
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
Data not disclosed
Percentage of untried prisoners
37 %
estimated percent…
i
12/2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
no
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PdM

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Overview

Prison population

Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

409

i

12/2020

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Total number of prisoners

1,617

via US State Department human rights report

i

12/2020

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Prison density

162 %

i

12/2020

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Organisation

Name of authority in charge of the prison service

Ministry of National Security

Prison facilities

Total number of prison facilities

1

i

2014

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR