Latvia
Capital city — Riga
Country population
Type of government
Human Development Index
0.854(39/188)
iHomicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
iName of authority in charge of the pris…
Total number of prisoners
i01/2020Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
i01/2020Average length of imprisonment (in mont…
i2015/ Council of Europe, Prisons in Europe 2005-2015, Latvia, p. 01Prison density
i01/2020Total number of prison facilities
i2018An NPM has been established
Female prisoners
i01/2020Incarcerated minors
i01/2020Percentage of untried prisoners
i01/2020Death penalty is abolished
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Overview
Organisation
Name of authority in charge of the prison service
Ministry of Justice
Prison population
Total number of prisoners
3,414
i
01/2020
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
179
i
01/2020
Average length of imprisonment (in months)
4.6
i
2015
/ Council of Europe, Prisons in Europe 2005-2015, Latvia, p. 01
Prison density
71 %
i
01/2020
Prison facilities
Total number of prison facilities
11
i
2018