The Latin American and Caribbean nation with the highest prison population rate in 2025 was El Salvador, with  prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants, the only country to achieve four digits, followed by Cuba with *** prisoners. Guatemala and Haiti had the lowest prison population rates, *** and ** per 100,000 inhabitants, respectively.
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ICPR (World Prison Brief). (September 22, 2025). Prison population rates in Latin America and the Caribbean as of September 2025, by country (in number of prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/809197/prison-population-rates-latin-america-caribbean-country/
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