Adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions fell 4.77% to 3,614 persons in Jamaica in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions in Jamaica reached an all time high of 4,267 persons in 2009 and an all time low of 3,614 persons in 2015.
Jamaica has been ranked 49th within the group of 64 countries we follow in terms of adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions, 49 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Adults Held in Prisons, Penal or Correctional Institutions | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Bahamas | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,396 | ... | ... | ... |
| Cayman Islands | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cuba | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 550 | 622 | 606 | 652 | 516 | ||||||
| Dominican Republic | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21,875 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Haiti | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Jamaica | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4,267 | ... | 4,023 | 4,026 | 3,829 | ||
| Mexico | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 224,749 | 219,027 | 230,943 | 224,969 | 246,334 | ||||||||
| Puerto Rico | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11,258 | 10,894 | 11,470 | 12,244 | 12,246 | |||
| USA | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,281,900 | 2,269,200 | 2,244,800 | 2,224,700 | 2,216,600 |
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