Puerto Rico
Capital city — San Juan
Country population
i12/2018Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
Type of government
Human Development Index
i2017Total number of prisoners
Prison density
Total number of prison facilities
i07/2017An NPM has been established
Female prisoners
Incarcerated minors
Percentage of untried prisoners
Death penalty is abolished
Right to vote
Overview
Untried prisoners are allowed to vote
Yes
Convicted people are allowed to vote
Yes
When were inmates granted the right to vote in prison?
in 1980
Prisoners cast their votes
in prison
Voting is carried out in all institutions as advanced voting.
Voter turnout rate
75 %
According to the Department of Corrections andthe State Elections Commission, 75% of inmates eligible to vote, did so in the 2016 elections.
Organising the vote
It can be in the educational or visitation areas.
Inmates are able to vote in privacy
Yes
Areas with cardboard booths are provided to protect confidentiality. In the past 2016 elections, vote-counting machines were already available throughout Puerto Rico, including correctional institutions.
They are transported according to their currentmodule to the voting area in the institution. Already in the voting area, one prisoner is directed per booth.
The Sociedad para asistencia legal de puerto rico reports no incidents.
Before election day, the State Elections Commission staff visits institutions to complete the registration process of the voter as a prisoner.They also guide them on the procedures to vote. Candidates running for elective offices have been allowed to go to the institutions to present their government proposals.