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Central African Republic
Capital city —
Bangui
Country population
5,742,315
i
2023
/
World Bank
Type of government
Constitutional Republic (Presidential D…
Human Development Index
0.387
(191/193)
i
2022
/
UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
Data not disclosed
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice
Total number of prisoners
2,678
via the United Na…
i
12/2023
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
52
i
12/2023
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
190.5 %
i
12/2023
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
15
i
2023
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Female prisoners
3.9 %
i
12/2023
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
1.6 %
i
12/2023
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
65.3 %
i
12/2023
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
yes, since 2022
i
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National Preventive Mechanisms and other external control bodies
An NPM has been established
no
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