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5. Prisons
5.1.3b Juveniles held in Prisons, Penal Institutions or Correctional Institutions (Females)
"Juveniles Held (Girls)" means the total number of Female juveniles held in Prisons, Penal institutions, Correctional institutions or detention centers for juveniles on a specified day, and should exclude non-criminal Female juveniles held for administrative purposes, including Female juveniles held pending investigation into their immigration status or Female juveniles who are foreign citizen without a legal right to stay.
In the law a “JUVENILE” is defined 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 18, is considered a juvenile.


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Antigua and Barbuda20220 
Argentina202219 
Bahamas20220 
Barbados202321 
Belize20221 
Bolivia20230 
Brazil20131,042 
Canada2006404 
Chile202346 
Colombia2023287 
Costa Rica202310 
Dominica20230 
Dominican Republic202323 
Ecuador202317 
El Salvador2022357 
Grenada20230 
Guatemala2023110 
Guyana20230 
Haiti201123 
Honduras201126 
Jamaica202356 
Mexico202392 
Nicaragua20195 
Panama202315 
Paraguay20239 
Peru202383 
Saint Kitts and Nevis20220 
Saint Lucia20230 
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines20230 
Suriname20230 
Trinidad and Tobago20202 
United States2022200 
Uruguay20237 
Venezuela------ 
Regions
 
    
01. Americas20119,379 
02. Caribbean202377 
03. Central America2022530 
04. North America20118,837 
05. South America------ 
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