Chile

Capital city — Santiago

Country population
18,340,000
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2018
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
224
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2018
/ ICPR
Type of government
Republic with presidential regime
Human Development Index
0.847
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2016
/ UNDP
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice
Total number of prisoners
41,068
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31/12/2018
/ ICPR
Prison density
110.9 %
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30/09/2013
/ ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
103
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2012
/ ICPR
An NPM has been established
Yes
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APT
Female prisoners
8.8 %
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31/12/2018
/ ICPR
Incarcerated minors
0.4 %
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30/04/2013
/ ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
32.9 %
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31/12/2018
/ ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
yes, in 2001

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Special populations

Women

Female prisoners

8.8 % (3,606)

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31/12/2018

/ ICPR

Minors

Incarcerated minors

0.4 %

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30/04/2013

/ ICPR

Untried prisoners

Percentage of untried prisoners

32.9 %

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31/12/2018

/ ICPR

Death penalty prisoners

Death penalty is abolished

yes, in 2001