Latvia

Capital city — Riga

Country population
1,930,000
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
195
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ICPR
Type of government
Parliamentary Republic
Human Development Index
0.854
(39/188)
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UNDP
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice
Tieslietu Ministr…
Total number of prisoners
3,765
i
01/2018
/ ICPR
Average length of imprisonment (in mont…
Data not disclosed
Prison density
63.9 %
i
01/2018
/ ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
11
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2018
/ ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Female prisoners
7.7 %
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01/2018
/ ICPR
Incarcerated minors
1.1 %
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01/2018
/ ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
27.9 %
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01/2018
/ ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
yes, since 2012

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Prison population

Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

195

i

Total number of prisoners

3,765

i

01/2018

/ ICPR

Average length of imprisonment (in months)

Data not disclosed

Prison density

63.9 %

i

01/2018

/ ICPR

Name of authority in charge of the prison service

Ministry of Justice

Tieslietu Ministrija

Total number of prison facilities

11

i

2018

/ ICPR