Czech Republic

Capital city — Prague

Country population
10,610,000
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2018
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
209
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2018
/ ICPR
Type of government
Parliamentary democracy
Human Development Index
0.878
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2016
/ UNDP
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice
Total number of prisoners
22,192
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2018
/ ICPR
Prison density
106 %
i
2017
/ ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
35
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2016
An NPM has been established
yes
since 2006
Female prisoners
7.4 %
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2018
/ ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
8 %
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2018
/ ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
yes
since 1990

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Overview

Prison population

Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

209

i

2018

/ ICPR

Total number of prisoners

22,192

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2018

/ ICPR

Prison density

106 %

i

2017

/ ICPR

Organisation

Name of authority in charge of the prison service

Ministry of Justice

Prison facilities

Total number of prison facilities

35

i

2016

Total official capacity of the prison facilities

21,131

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2017

/ ICPR