Male adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions rose 120% to 6,902 persons in Trinidad and Tobago in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, male adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions in Trinidad and Tobago reached an all time high of 6,902 persons in 2015 and an all time low of 2,680 persons in 2009.
Trinidad and Tobago has been ranked 42nd within the group of 66 countries we follow in terms of male adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions, 4 places above 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 |
| Brazil | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 442,225 | 461,444 | 480,524 | 514,563 | 547,383 | |||||
| Colombia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 71,204 | 78,760 | 92,968 | 105,387 | 111,046 | ... | |||||||
| Dominican Republic | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21,384 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Guyana | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,065 | 2,045 | 1,932 | 1,880 | 1,928 | ... | ||||||
| Haiti | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Jamaica | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4,113 | ... | 3,837 | 3,831 | 3,673 | ||||||
| Puerto Rico | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10,927 | 10,566 | 11,094 | 11,812 | 11,842 | |||
| Suriname | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Trinidad and Tobago | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,680 | 2,804 | 3,951 | 3,413 | 3,337 | |||||||
| USA | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,081,800 | 2,071,800 | 2,048,200 | 2,033,200 | 2,017,700 | |||||||
| Venezuela | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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