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)
i
UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
0.6
i
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 %
i
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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Overview

Prison population

Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

105

i

World Prison Brief, ICPR

Total number of prisoners

53,920

i

30/06/2020

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Average length of imprisonment (in months)

-

Prison density

112 %

i

30/06/2020

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Organisation

Name of authority in charge of the prison service

Ministry of Justice

Prison facilities

Total number of prison facilities

54

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World Prison Brief, ICPR