World Prisons

Insights

What the dataset shows at a glance

A handful of curated views over our 0 facilities and 162 countries. Hand-built rather than computed in JavaScript on every load — refreshed every 30 minutes.

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Facilities indexed

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Country-linked

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Tracked prisoners (top 15 countries)

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Countries with stale data (≥1 year)

Most overcrowded facilities worldwide

Capacity ≥ 50 beds, current population > capacity. Sorted by occupancy %.

    Highest computed Conditions Risk

    Top 20 by our 0–100 risk score (combines overcrowding, oversight reports, structural factors, deaths, and conditions narrative). Methodology.

      Largest prison populations

        Highest rate per 100,000

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