Japan
Capital city — Tokyo
Country population
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
Type of government
Human Development Index
0.919(19/188)
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Total number of prisoners
i31/12/2019Average length of imprisonment (in mont…
-
Prison density
i31/12/2018Total number of prison facilities
An NPM has been established
Female prisoners
Incarcerated minors
Percentage of untried prisoners
Death penalty is abolished
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Overview
Prison population
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
Total number of prisoners
48,429
i
31/12/2019
Average length of imprisonment (in months)
-
Prison density
57 %
i
31/12/2018
Organisation
Name of authority in charge of the prison service
Ministry of Justice
Prison facilities
Total number of prison facilities
184