Adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions rose 126% to 7,299 persons in Trinidad and Tobago in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions in Trinidad and Tobago reached an all time high of 7,299 persons in 2015 and an all time low of 2,864 persons in 2009.
Trinidad and Tobago has been ranked 40th within the group of 64 countries we follow in terms of adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions, 27 places above 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 |
| Brazil | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 473,626 | 496,251 | 514,582 | 549,786 | 582,483 | |||||
| Colombia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 75,992 | 84,444 | 100,451 | 113,884 | 120,032 | ... | |||||||
| Dominican Republic | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21,875 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Guyana | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,149 | 2,160 | 2,019 | 1,986 | 1,998 | ... | ||||||
| Haiti | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Jamaica | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4,267 | ... | 4,023 | 4,026 | 3,829 | ||
| Puerto Rico | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11,258 | 10,894 | 11,470 | 12,244 | 12,246 | |||
| Suriname | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Trinidad and Tobago | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,864 | 2,927 | 4,074 | 3,531 | 3,447 | |||||||
| USA | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,281,900 | 2,269,200 | 2,244,800 | 2,224,700 | 2,216,600 | ||||||||
| Venezuela | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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