Botswana

Capital city — Gaborone

Country population
2,630,296
i
2022
/ World Bank
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
161
i
12/2022
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Type of government
Constitutional Republic (Presidential D…
Human Development Index
0.708
(114/193)
i
2022
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
10.55
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2021
/ UNODC, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Defence, Justice and Securi…
Total number of prisoners
3,971
i
15/12/2022
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
86 %
i
07/2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
23
i
2015
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Female prisoners
5 %
i
15/12/2022
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
10.4 %
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31/12/2014
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
22.5 %
i
05/2021
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
no
i
PdM

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Overview

Prison population

Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

161

i

12/2022

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Total number of prisoners

3,971

i

15/12/2022

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Prison density

86 %

i

07/2020

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Organisation

Name of authority in charge of the prison service

Ministry of Defence, Justice and Security

Prison facilities

Total number of prison facilities

23

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2015

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR