Bolivia

Capital city — Sucre

Country population
12,224,110
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2022
/ World Bank
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
209
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02/2023
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Type of government
Parliamentary Republic
Human Development Index
0.698
(120/193)
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2022
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
3.97
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2022
/ UNODC, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Interior and Police
Total number of prisoners
25,291
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02/2023
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
287.8 %
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12/2022
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
40
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2023
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
yes, since 2013
Female prisoners
6.1 %
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03/2022
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
14 %
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31/12/2015
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
66.2 %
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12/2022
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
yes, since 2009
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Overview

Prison population

Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

209

i

02/2023

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Total number of prisoners

25,291

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02/2023

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Prison density

287.8 %

i

12/2022

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Organisation

Name of authority in charge of the prison service

Ministry of Interior and Police

Prison facilities

Total number of prison facilities

40

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2023

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR