In 2022, Paraguay had the highest rate of pre-trial detainees among prisoners, that is people detained by the state while waiting for trial in prison: 71.1 percent. Bolivia followed with 65 percent. That year, Bolivia was also the South American country with the highest prison occupancy level.
Pre-trial detainees as percentage of prison population in South 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 South America as of 2022, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297507/pre-trial-detainees-share-prison-population-south-america/
ICPR (World Prison Brief). "Pre-trial detainees as percentage of prison population in South America as of 2022, by country ." Chart. March 18, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297507/pre-trial-detainees-share-prison-population-south-america/
ICPR (World Prison Brief). (2022). Pre-trial detainees as percentage of prison population in South America as of 2022, by country . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297507/pre-trial-detainees-share-prison-population-south-america/
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ICPR (World Prison Brief), Pre-trial detainees as percentage of prison population in South America as of 2022, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297507/pre-trial-detainees-share-prison-population-south-america/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Pre-trial detainees as percentage of prison population in South America as of 2022, by country [Graph], ICPR (World Prison Brief), March 18, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297507/pre-trial-detainees-share-prison-population-south-america/
