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5. Prisons
5.1.3a Juveniles held in Prisons, Penal Institutions or Correctional Institutions (Males)
"Juveniles Held (Boys)" means the total number of Male juveniles held in Prisons, Penal institutions, Correctional institutions or detention centers for juveniles on a specified day, and should exclude non-criminal Male juveniles held for administrative purposes, including Male juveniles held pending investigation into their immigration status or foreign citizen juveniles without a legal right to stay.
In the law a “JUVENILE” means as a minor who is not old enough to be held responsible for criminal acts. “Juvenile” is a minor or person who is of certain minimum age but still under the age of legal competence. The minority is determined according to what each country’s legislation establishes; however, a majority of countries establish that a person is no longer a minor after reaching the age of 18. Therefore an individual charged with a crime who is between the minimum age established by the country’s legislation and (in most cases) 18, is considered a juvenile.

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Antigua and Barbuda20221 
Argentina2022834 
Bahamas20227 
Barbados202387 
Belize202215 
Bolivia20230 
Brazil201322,683 
Canada20061,614 
Chile2023985 
Colombia20233,296 
Costa Rica2023184 
Dominica20232 
Dominican Republic2023489 
Ecuador2023356 
El Salvador20222,550 
Grenada20230 
Guatemala2023889 
Guyana20230 
Haiti2011243 
Honduras2011248 
Jamaica2023117 
Mexico20231,182 
Nicaragua2019178 
Panama2023493 
Paraguay2023152 
Peru20231,736 
Saint Kitts and Nevis20220 
Saint Lucia20235 
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines20231 
Suriname202327 
Trinidad and Tobago202082 
United States20222,200 
Uruguay2023323 
Venezuela------ 
Regions
 
    
01. Americas201167,952 
02. Caribbean2023239 
03. Central America20112,408 
04. North America201160,635 
05. South America------ 
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