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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------ 
Argentina202257,671 
Bahamas2019700 
Barbados2022358 
Belize2021240 
Bolivia20221,540 
Brazil202288,846 
Canada202229,701 
Chile202122,869 
Colombia202215,834 
Costa Rica20175,033 
Dominica202163 
Dominican Republic20193,798 
Ecuador20225,075 
El Salvador20193,798 
Grenada2021137 
Guatemala20222,888 
Guyana2022510 
Haiti20091,130 
Honduras20192,370 
Jamaica20222,210 
Mexico202244,399 
Nicaragua20192,249 
Panama20211,496 
Paraguay20213,674 
Peru202211,192 
Saint Kitts and Nevis201050 
Saint Lucia2022199 
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2022142 
Suriname2022776 
Trinidad and Tobago20152,781 
United States2006689,001 
Uruguay20213,719 
Venezuela------ 
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01. Americas------ 
02. Caribbean------ 
03. Central America------ 
04. North America------ 
05. South America------ 
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