Bolivia

Capital city — Sucre

Country population
11,353,142
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2018
/ World Bank
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
158
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06/2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Type of government
Parliamentary Republic
Human Development Index
0.703
(114/188)
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2018
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
6.3
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2017
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Interior and Police
Total number of prisoners
19,161
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04/2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
364 %
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06/2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
61
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2016
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
yes, since 2013
Female prisoners
8.2 %
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2016
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
12.9 %
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2012
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
69.9 %
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04/2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
yes, since 2009
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Special populations

Female prisoners

8.2 %

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2016

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Incarcerated minors

12.9 %

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2012

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Percentage of untried prisoners

69.9 %

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04/2018

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Death penalty is abolished

yes, since 2009

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