Male adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions fell 5.16% to 3,476 persons in Jamaica in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, male adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions in Jamaica reached an all time high of 4,375 persons in 2006 and an all time low of 3,476 persons in 2015.
Jamaica has been ranked 50th within the group of 66 countries we follow in terms of male adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions, 7 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Male 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 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,353 | ... | ... | ... |
| Cayman Islands | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cuba | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Dominican Republic | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21,384 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Haiti | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Jamaica | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4,113 | ... | 3,837 | 3,831 | 3,673 | ||||||
| Mexico | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 213,650 | 209,188 | 220,324 | 214,449 | 233,973 | |||||||
| Puerto Rico | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10,927 | 10,566 | 11,094 | 11,812 | 11,842 | |||
| USA | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,081,800 | 2,071,800 | 2,048,200 | 2,033,200 | 2,017,700 |
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