NationMaster - Sao Tomean Crime statistics

Death penalty > Abolition date	30	[30th of 64]
Death penalty > Last executed	55	[55th of 55]
Prisoners	141 prisoners	[141st of 164]
Prisoners > Female	104%	[104th of 134]
Prisoners > Foreign prisoners	71%	[71st of 86]
Prisoners > Per capita	106 per 100,000 people	[106th of 164]
Prisoners > Pre-trial detainees	23%	[23rd of 143]
Prisoners > Share of prison capacity filled	124%	[124th of 128]

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SOURCES: Amnesty International; 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.

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Sao Tome and Principe, Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, Republica Democratica de Sao Tome e Principe, Sao Tome e Principe , s�o tom� & pr�ncipe, s�o tom� e pr�ncipe, Sao Tome & Principe, São Tomé and Principe, São Tomé & Principe, São Tomé and Príncipe

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