Belarus

Capital city — Minsk

Country population
9,398,861
i
2020
/ World bank
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
345
i
2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Type of government
Presidential Republic
Human Development Index
0.823
(53/188)
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UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
2.4
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UNDP, Human Developement Report
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Internal Affairs
Total number of prisoners
32,556
i
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Average length of imprisonment (in mont…
-
Prison density
83 %
i
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
67
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World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Female prisoners
10.8 %
i
31/12/2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
0.4 %
i
31/12/2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
16.6 %
i
31/12/2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
no

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Female prisoners

10.8 %

i

31/12/2018

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Incarcerated minors

0.4 %

i

31/12/2018

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Percentage of untried prisoners

16.6 %

i

31/12/2018

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Death penalty is abolished

no