The 2019 Economic Survey shows that the total number of murder cases registered increased from 956 in 2017 to 1,065 in 2018. On their part, the convicted female prison population increased by 25.3 per cent to 10,028 in 2018 while the convicted male prison population increased by 2 per cent to 73,868 in 2018. The proportion of female prison population increased from 8.8 per cent in 2017 to 9.6 per cent in 2018. PRISON POPULATIONThe report adds that the unconvicted prison population increased by 9.4 per cent to 139,822 persons in 2018. The unconvicted male prison population increased by 10.9 per cent while that of females increased by 3.8 per cent,” the report adds.

Source: Daily Nation April 26, 2019 10:52 UTC