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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 Barbuda20205 
Argentina2020892 
Bahamas202014 
Barbados202040 
Belize202077 
Bolivia20200 
Brazil201322,683 
Canada20061,614 
Chile2020917 
Colombia20111,732 
Costa Rica2020190 
Dominica202016 
Dominican Republic2020508 
Ecuador2020381 
El Salvador20201,372 
Grenada20201 
Guatemala20201,133 
Guyana201512 
Haiti2011243 
Honduras2011248 
Jamaica2020132 
Mexico20201,282 
Nicaragua2019178 
Panama2020254 
Paraguay2019260 
Peru20201,462 
Saint Kitts and Nevis20206 
Saint Lucia20201 
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines20200 
Suriname202027 
Trinidad and Tobago2015130 
United States20202,500 
Uruguay2007164 
Venezuela------ 
Regions
 
    
01. Americas201167,952 
02. Caribbean------ 
03. Central America20112,408 
04. North America201160,635 
05. South America------ 
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