Uruguay
Capital city — Montevideo
Country population
i2020Type of government
Human Development Index
0.817(55/188)
iHomicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
iName of authority in charge of the pris…
Total number of prisoners
i20/11/2020Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
i11/2020Prison density
i31/01/2020Total number of prison facilities
i2020An NPM has been established
Female prisoners
i31/01/2020Incarcerated minors
i08/2017Percentage of untried prisoners
i2020Death 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
13,021
i
20/11/2020
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
372
i
11/2020
Prison density
99.3 %
i
31/01/2020
Prison facilities
Total number of prison facilities
27
i
2020