Total persons held in prisons, per 100k pop

Persons held in prisons, penal institutions or correctional institutions refers to persons held in prisons, penal institutions or correctional institutions on a specified day and should exclude non-criminal prisoners held for administrative purposes, for example persons held pending investigation into their immigration status of foreign citizens without a legal right to stay held prior to removal.

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Maintainer UNEP SDG Unit
Last Updated February 23, 2024, 14:35 (UTC)
Created February 23, 2024, 14:35 (UTC)
Language en
category Violence and related death
data_type statistical
indicator_id 341
indicator_name Total persons held in prisons
spatial_coverage global
unit Per 100,000 population