Bulgaria
Capital city — Sofia
Country population
i2018Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
i01/2019/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2019, p. 30Type of government
Human Development Index
0.816(52/188)
iHomicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
iName of authority in charge of the pris…
Total number of prisoners
i01/2019/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2019, p. 30Average length of imprisonment (in mont…
i2018/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2019, p. 119Prison density
i01/2019/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2019, p. 72Total number of prison facilities
i2012An NPM has been established
Female prisoners
i01/2019/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2019, p. 43Incarcerated minors
i10/2014Percentage of untried prisoners
i11/0019/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2019, p. 47Death penalty is abolished
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Overview
Prison population
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
107
i
01/2019
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2019, p. 30
Total number of prisoners
7,466
i
01/2019
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2019, p. 30
Average length of imprisonment (in months)
5.1
i
2018
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2019, p. 119
Prison density
79 %
i
01/2019
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2019, p. 72
Organisation
Name of authority in charge of the prison service
Ministry of Justice
Prison facilities
Total number of prison facilities
55
i
2012