Czech Republic

Capital city — Prague

Country population
10,649,800
i
01/2019
/ Eurostat
Type of government
Constitutional Republic (Presidential D…
Human Development Index
0.891
(26/188)
i
2018
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
0.6
i
2017
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice
Total number of prisoners
21,188
i
02/2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
198
i
02/2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Average length of imprisonment (in mont…
24.1
i
2018
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2019, p. 119
Prison density
101 %
i
01/2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
35
i
2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
yes, since 2006
Female prisoners
8.7 %
i
02/2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
0.4 %
i
02/2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
8.7 %
i
02/2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
yes, since 1990
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Introduction

Country population

10,649,800

i

01/2019

Type of government

Constitutional Republic (Presidential Democracy)

Human Development Index

0.891

(26/188)

i

2018

/ UNDP, Human Development Report

Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

0.6

i

2017

/ UNDP, Human Development Report