Marshall Islands

Capital city — Majuro

Country population
58,791
i
2019
/ World Bank
Type of government
Parliamentary Republic
Human Development Index
0.704
(117/188)
i
2019
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
4
i
1994
/ World Bank
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice
Total number of prisoners
35
i
2014
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
66
i
09/2014
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
97 %
i
09/2014
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
2
i
2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Female prisoners
0 %
i
01/2016
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
0 %
i
01/2016
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
11.4 %
i
09/2014
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
yes, since 1986
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PdM

+

2021

Overview

Organisation

Name of authority in charge of the prison service

Ministry of Justice

Prison population

Total number of prisoners

35

i

2014

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

66

i

09/2014

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Prison density

97 %

i

09/2014

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Prison facilities

Total number of prison facilities

2

i

2019

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR