Juveniles held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions fell 1.99% to 148 persons in Trinidad and Tobago in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, juveniles held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions in Trinidad and Tobago reached an all time high of 224 persons in 2004 and an all time low of 148 persons in 2015.
Trinidad and Tobago has been ranked 25th within the group of 54 countries we follow in terms of juveniles held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions, 8 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Juveniles 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 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17,856 | 17,703 | 20,023 | 20,532 | 23,725 | ... | ... |
Colombia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,219 | 1,584 | ... | ... | 1,795 | ... | ... | |
Dominican Republic | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Guyana | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 30.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 76.0 | ... | ... | ||||||
Haiti | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Jamaica | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 308 | ... | 434 | 338 | 283 | ||
Puerto Rico | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Suriname | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Trinidad and Tobago | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 189 | 198 | 213 | 179 | 168 | |||||||
USA | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9,998 | 9,900 | 7,700 | 6,700 | 5,900 | |||||||
Venezuela | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |