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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 Barbuda20210 
Argentina202115 
Bahamas20213 
Barbados202118 
Belize20210 
Bolivia20200 
Brazil20131,042 
Canada2006404 
Chile202156 
Colombia201173 
Costa Rica20209 
Dominica20200 
Dominican Republic202123 
Ecuador202117 
El Salvador202139 
Grenada20210 
Guatemala2020145 
Guyana20150 
Haiti201123 
Honduras201126 
Jamaica202139 
Mexico202196 
Nicaragua20195 
Panama202111 
Paraguay202114 
Peru202199 
Saint Kitts and Nevis20210 
Saint Lucia20211 
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines20200 
Suriname20210 
Trinidad and Tobago20202 
United States2021200 
Uruguay20079 
Venezuela------ 
Regions
 
    
01. Americas20119,379 
02. Caribbean------ 
03. Central America2011143 
04. North America20118,837 
05. South America------ 
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