In Latin America and the Caribbean, Haiti had the highest rate of pre-trial detainees in 2022. Approximately 81.9 percent of people in prison were detained by the state awaiting for trial. Paraguay followed with 71.1 percent. Further, Haiti was also the nation in the region with the highest level of occupancy in their prison system that year.
Prison systems with largest share of pre-trial detainees in Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2022
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ICPR (World Prison Brief). (March 18, 2022). Prison systems with largest share of pre-trial detainees in Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297633/pre-trial-detainees-share-prison-population-lac/
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