Paraguay
Capital city — Asunción
Country population
i2019Type of government
Human Development Index
0.728(103/188)
iHomicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
iName of authority in charge of the pris…
Total number of prisoners
i06/2019Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
i06/2019Prison density
i10/2017Total number of prison facilities
i2017An NPM has been established
Female prisoners
i2018Incarcerated minors
i12/2015Percentage of untried prisoners
i06/2019Death penalty is abolished
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Overview
Organisation
Name of authority in charge of the prison service
Ministry of Justice and Labor
Prison population
Total number of prisoners
16,804
i
06/2019
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
241
i
06/2019
Prison density
143 %
i
10/2017
Prison facilities
Total number of prison facilities
18
i
2017