El Salvador
Capital city — San Salvador
Country population
i2018Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
i12/2019Type of government
Human Development Index
0.667(124/188)
iHomicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
iName of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice and Public Security(Juveniles: Minis…
Total number of prisoners
i12/2019Prison density
i06/2018Total number of prison facilities
i2015An NPM has been established
Female prisoners
i12/2019Incarcerated minors
i12/2019Percentage of untried prisoners
i12/2019Death penalty is abolished
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Overview
Prison population
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
590
i
12/2019
Total number of prisoners
38,114
i
12/2019
Prison density
215 %
i
06/2018
Organisation
Name of authority in charge of the prison service
Ministry of Justice and Public Security
(Juveniles: Ministry of Education)
Prison facilities
Total number of prison facilities
25
i
2015