Honduras had over half (54.1 percent) of pre-trial detainees among its prison population in 2022, the highest rate in Central America. Pre-trial detainees are people detained by the state while awaiting for their trial. Guatemala followed second with a share of 48.7 percent. Guatemala was also the Central American nation with the highest prison occupancy rate that year.
Pre-trial detainees as percentage of prison population in Central America as of 2022, by country
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ICPR (World Prison Brief). (March 18, 2022). Pre-trial detainees as percentage of prison population in Central America as of 2022, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297459/pre-trial-detainees-share-prison-population-central-america/
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