Haiti had a 302 percent prison occupancy rate in 2024, being the country with the most overcrowded prison system in the Caribbean. Grenada followed at a 266.7 percent. Barbados had the lowest rate, at 61.5 percent. On the other hand, Cuba was the country with the highest prison population rate in the Caribbean and Haiti with the lowest as of 2022.
Prison occupancy rates in the Caribbean as of 2024, by country
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ICPR (World Prison Brief). (September 4, 2024). Prison occupancy rates in the Caribbean as of 2024, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297433/prison-occupancy-rates-caribbean-country/
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ICPR (World Prison Brief). (2024). Prison occupancy rates in the Caribbean as of 2024, by country . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297433/prison-occupancy-rates-caribbean-country/
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