The Latin America and Caribbean nation with the highest prison population rate in 2022 was El Salvador, with 605 prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants, followed by Cuba with 510 prisoners. Haiti and Jamaica had the lowest prison population rates, 98 and 130 per 100,000 inhabitants, respectively.
Prison population rates in Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2022, by country (in number of prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants)
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ICPR (World Prison Brief). (October 14, 2022). Prison population rates in Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2022, by country (in number of prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/809197/prison-population-rates-latin-america-caribbean-country/
ICPR (World Prison Brief). "Prison population rates in Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2022, by country (in number of prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants)." Chart. October 14, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/809197/prison-population-rates-latin-america-caribbean-country/
ICPR (World Prison Brief). (2022). Prison population rates in Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2022, by country (in number of prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/809197/prison-population-rates-latin-america-caribbean-country/
ICPR (World Prison Brief). "Prison Population Rates in Latin America and The Caribbean as of 2022, by Country (in Number of Prisoners per 100,000 Inhabitants)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/809197/prison-population-rates-latin-america-caribbean-country/
ICPR (World Prison Brief), Prison population rates in Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2022, by country (in number of prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/809197/prison-population-rates-latin-america-caribbean-country/ (last visited June 17, 2024)
Prison population rates in Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2022, by country (in number of prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants) [Graph], ICPR (World Prison Brief), October 14, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/809197/prison-population-rates-latin-america-caribbean-country/