Dominica

Capital city — Roseau

Country population
72,737
i
2022
/ World Bank
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
348
i
11/2023
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Type of government
Parliamentary Republic
Human Development Index
0.74
(97/193)
i
2022
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
13.81
i
2021
/ UNODC, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Prime Minister's Office
Total number of prisoners
261
i
11/2023
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
73 %
i
07/2015
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
1
i
2023
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Female prisoners
1.1 %
i
11/2023
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
0 %
i
11/2023
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
50.2 %
i
11/2023
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
no
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PdM

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Overview

Prison population

Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

348

i

11/2023

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Total number of prisoners

261

i

11/2023

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Prison density

73 %

i

07/2015

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Organisation

Name of authority in charge of the prison service

Prime Minister’s Office

Prison facilities

Total number of prison facilities

1

i

2023

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR