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Acquitted
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27 |
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[27th of 49]
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Convicted
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50 |
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[50th of 56]
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Death penalty > Abolition date
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57 |
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[57th of 64]
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Illicit drugs
transshipment point for South American drugs destined for the US and Europe; has become a transshipment point for ecstasy from the Netherlands and Belgium destined for US and Canada; substantial money laundering activity; Colombian narcotics traffickers favor the Dominican Republic for illicit financial transactions; significant amphetamine consumption |
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Jails
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31 |
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[31st of 62]
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Prisoners
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55 prisoners |
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[55th of 164]
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Prisoners > Female
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88% |
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[88th of 134]
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Prisoners > Foreign prisoners
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45% |
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[45th of 86]
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Prisoners > Per capita
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57 per 100,000 people |
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[57th of 164]
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Prisoners > Pre-trial detainees
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3% |
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[3rd of 143]
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Prisoners > Share of prison capacity filled
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19% |
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[19th of 128]
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Sentence Length
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11 |
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[11th of 34]
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United States extradition treaties > Citation
36 Stat. 2468; TS 550; 7 Bevans 200 |
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United States extradition treaties > Date signed
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June 19, 1909 |
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United States extradition treaties > Entered into force
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August 2, 1910 |
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SOURCES: Total acquitted in criminal courts. Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence.; Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence.; Amnesty International; Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence.
; Total number of adult prisons, penal or correctional institutions (excluding temporary jail lock-ups). Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence.; Data for 2003. Number of prisoners held. Different reporting practices mean that that statistics, whilst broadly correct, are not exact. For example, the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics reporst that a further 110,284 juveniles were held in custodial institutions at October 2000 and a further 1,912 in 'jails in Indian country' at 30.6.2001.; Female prisoners, expressed as a percentage share of the total prison population. Data for 2003.; Prisoners who are foreign nationals, expressed as a percentage share of total prison population. Data for 2003.; Data for 2003. Number of prisoners held per 100,000 population.; The percentage of the prison population that is being held pre-trial / on remand. Data for 2003.; The percentage of the offical prison capacity filled. This is obtained by comparing the number of prisoners in a nation to the offical capacity of the nation's prison system. Data for 2003.; Total sentence length;
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Dominican Republic, Republica Dominicana, dominican rep, dominican rep.
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