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Burundi
Capital city —
Bujumbura
Country population
10,860,000
i
2017
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
98
i
2017
/ United Nations / SOS Torture Burundi
Type of government
Republic with presidential regime
Human Development Index
0.404
i
2016
/ UNDP
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice
Total number of prisoners
10,630
i
2017
/ SOS Torture Burundi
Prison density
253 %
i
2017
/ SOS Torture Burundi
Total number of prison facilities
11
i
2016
An NPM has been established
No
Female prisoners
5.4 %
i
2017
/ SOS Torture Burundi
Incarcerated minors
1.1 %
i
2017
/ SOS Torture Burundi
Percentage of untried prisoners
53.6 %
i
2017
/ SOS Torture Burundi
Death penalty is abolished
Yes
since 2009
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Prison population
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
98
i
2017
/ United Nations / SOS Torture Burundi
Total number of prisoners
10,630
i
2017
/ SOS Torture Burundi
Prison density
253 %
i
2017
/ SOS Torture Burundi
Organisation
Name of authority in charge of the prison service
Ministry of Justice
Prison facilities
Total number of prison facilities
11
i
2016
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