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Ireland
Capital city — Dublin
Country population
Type of government
Human Development Index
0.942(3/188)
iHomicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
iName of authority in charge of the pris…
Total number of prisoners
i12/2019Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
i02/2020Average length of imprisonment (in mont…
i2018/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2019, p. 119Prison density
i02/2020Total number of prison facilities
i01/2019An NPM has been established
Female prisoners
i12/2019Incarcerated minors
i08/2016Percentage of untried prisoners
i02/2020Death penalty is abolished
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Overview
Name of authority in charge of the prison service
Department of Justice and Equality
Prison population
Total number of prisoners
4,194
i
12/2019
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
84
i
02/2020
Average length of imprisonment (in months)
5.9
i
2018
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2019, p. 119
Prison density
97 %
i
02/2020
Total number of prison facilities
13
i
01/2019