Highest to Lowest - Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners

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Data shown in the highest to lowest lists are the most recent available but not necessarily from the same date. Please click on each individual country to see the date to which the data refer. As it is not possible to obtain meaningful comparative data on numbers of children in custody in different countries, we do not include juvenile imprisonment data in the highest to lowest lists.

Ranking Title Pre-trial Detainees (%)
  Ecuador 32.9
  Brazil 23.6
  Paraguay 64.9
  Colombia 20.0
  French Guiana/Guyane (France) 27.9
  Argentina 38.8
  Uruguay 12.7
  Suriname 32.8
  Chile 35.3
  Peru 37.9
  Guyana 27.0
  Bolivia 60.7
  Venezuela 62.5