Uruguay
Capital city — Montevideo
Country population
Type of government
Human Development Index
0.808(57/188)
iHomicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
iName of authority in charge of the pris…
Total number of prisoners
i01/2020Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
i01/2020Prison density
i01/2020Total number of prison facilities
i2017An NPM has been established
Female prisoners
i01/2020Incarcerated minors
i08/2017Percentage of untried prisoners
i01/2020Death penalty is abolished
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Overview
Organisation
Name of authority in charge of the prison service
Ministry of the Interior
Prison population
Total number of prisoners
11,755
i
01/2020
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
337
i
01/2020
Prison density
99.3 %
i
01/2020
Prison facilities
Total number of prison facilities
29
i
2017