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5. Prisons
5.2.1b Persons held in Prisons, Penal Institutions or Correctional Institutions, UNSENTENCED (Females)
"PERSONS HELD UNSENTENCED OR IN PRE-TRIAL DETENTION (FEMALES)" refers to Female persons held in adult and/or juvenile Prisons, Penal institutions or Correctional institutions who are untried, pre-trial or awaiting a first instance decision on their case from a competent authority regarding their conviction or acquittal.
INCLUSIONS: Female persons held before and during the trial should be included.
EXCLUSIONS: Sentenced Female persons held awaiting the outcome of an appeal in respect of verdict or sentence or who are within the statutory limits for appealing their sentence should be excluded.

[Source: United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (UN-CTS).]



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