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6. Criminal Justice System Personnel & Capacity
6.4.1 Prison Staff
“Prison Staff" means all individuals (Males & Females) employed in Prisons, Penal Institutions or Correctional Institutions as at 31 December, including management, treatment, custodial and other (maintenance, food service etc.) personnel.

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


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Antigua and Barbuda------ 
Argentina202360,742 
Bahamas2019700 
Barbados2023347 
Belize2021240 
Bolivia20231,541 
Brazil202288,846 
Canada202229,701 
Chile202320,598 
Colombia202316,819 
Costa Rica20235,731 
Dominica202163 
Dominican Republic20193,798 
Ecuador20234,168 
El Salvador20193,798 
Grenada2021137 
Guatemala20232,859 
Guyana2023475 
Haiti20091,130 
Honduras20192,370 
Jamaica20232,116 
Mexico202345,943 
Nicaragua20192,249 
Panama20211,496 
Paraguay20213,674 
Peru202311,124 
Saint Kitts and Nevis201050 
Saint Lucia2023203 
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2023142 
Suriname2023761 
Trinidad and Tobago20152,781 
United States2006689,001 
Uruguay202374 
Venezuela------ 
Regions
 
    
01. Americas------ 
02. Caribbean------ 
03. Central America201923,098 
04. North America------ 
05. South America------ 
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