Senegal
Capital city — Dakar
Country population
i2023/ World Bank)Type of government
Human Development Index
0.517(169/193)
iHomicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
Data not disclosed
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Total number of prisoners
i04/09/2023Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
i09/2023Prison density
i03/2018Total number of prison facilities
i2023An NPM has been established
Female prisoners
i01/08/2022Incarcerated minors
i01/08/2022Percentage of untried prisoners
i04/09/2023Death penalty is abolished
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Overview
Organisation
Name of authority in charge of the prison service
Ministry of Justice
Prison population
Total number of prisoners
13,185
i
04/09/2023
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
69
i
09/2023
Prison density
129.7 %
i
03/2018
Prison facilities
Total number of prison facilities
37
i
2023