South Korea

Capital city —

Country population
51,780,579
i
2020
/ World Bank
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
105
i
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Type of government
Constitutional republic (Presidential)
Human Development Index
0.916
(23/188)
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UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
0.6
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UNDP, Human Development Report
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice
Total number of prisoners
53,920
i
30/06/2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Average length of imprisonment (in mont…
-
Prison density
112 %
i
30/06/2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
54
i
World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Female prisoners
7.3 %
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World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
1.6 %
i
30/06/2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
35.1 %
i
30/06/2020
/ 53920
Death penalty is abolished
no, but abolitionist in practice

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Special populations

Women

Female prisoners

7.3 % (3,943)

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World Prison Brief, ICPR

Minors

Incarcerated minors

1.6 %

i

30/06/2020

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Untried prisoners

Percentage of untried prisoners

35.1 % (18,930)

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30/06/2020

/ 53920

Death penalty prisoners

Death penalty is abolished

no, but abolitionist in practice