Greece

Capital city — Athens

Country population
10,724,599
i
01/2019
/ Eurostat
Type of government
Parliamentary Republic
Human Development Index
0.872
(32/188)
i
2018
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
0.7
i
2017
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice, Transparency and H…
Total number of prisoners
11,354
i
04/2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
106
i
04/2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Average length of imprisonment (in mont…
12.1
i
2018
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2019, p. 119.
Prison density
113 %
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04/2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
34
i
2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
yes, since 2014
Female prisoners
4.5 %
i
01/2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
0.3 %
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01/2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
26.6 %
i
01/2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
yes, since 2004
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Introduction

Country population

10,724,599

i

01/2019

Type of government

Parliamentary Republic

Human Development Index

0.872

(32/188)

i

2018

/ UNDP, Human Development Report

Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

0.7

i

2017

/ UNDP, Human Development Report