Cuba is one of the Caribbean nations with the highest prison population rate as of August 2023. According to the latest data available at that time, there were 794 prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants in this island, followed by Bahamas, with 409 prisoners per 100,000 population. In some Caribbean countries, over 10 percent of the prison population were foreign nationals.
Prison population rates in Caribbean countries as of 2023
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Prison population per 100,000 inhabitants
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ICPR (World Prison Brief). (August 14, 2023). Prison population rates in Caribbean countries as of 2023 (in number of prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/806798/prison-population-rates-caribbean-country/
ICPR (World Prison Brief). "Prison population rates in Caribbean countries as of 2023 (in number of prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants)." Chart. August 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/806798/prison-population-rates-caribbean-country/
ICPR (World Prison Brief). (2023). Prison population rates in Caribbean countries as of 2023 (in number of prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/806798/prison-population-rates-caribbean-country/
ICPR (World Prison Brief). "Prison Population Rates in Caribbean Countries as of 2023 (in Number of Prisoners per 100,000 Inhabitants)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/806798/prison-population-rates-caribbean-country/
ICPR (World Prison Brief), Prison population rates in Caribbean countries as of 2023 (in number of prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/806798/prison-population-rates-caribbean-country/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Prison population rates in Caribbean countries as of 2023 (in number of prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants) [Graph], ICPR (World Prison Brief), August 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/806798/prison-population-rates-caribbean-country/