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State
Guatemala
Information by sex and type of crime
Of the total 14,635 people deprived of liberty at Guatemala’s 22 detention centers in
October 2012, 13,415 (91.7%) were men and 1,220 (8.3%) were women.
Honduras
Of the total 12,407 people deprived of liberty in April 2013, 11,950 (96%) were men
and 457 (4%) were women.
Nicaragua
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Of the total 9,186 people deprived of liberty as of December 31, 2012, 8,718 (95%)
were men and 450 (5%) were women. Similarly, of the total 1,127 in pretrial detention,
1,096 (97.2%) were men and 31 (2.8%) were women. This total number of people
facing criminal prosecution breaks down as follows regarding the four most common
kinds of crime:
Crimes against property and the socio-economic order: men 267 (99%) / women 2
(1%), total 269.
Crimes against physical integrity: men 200 (99.5%) / women 1 (0.5%), total 201.
Drug-related offenses: men 154 (89.5%) / women 18 (10.5%), total 172.
Crimes against sexual integrity: men 117 (98.3%) / women 2 (1.7%), total 119.
Panama
Of the total 14,521 people deprived of their liberty in October 2012, 13,500 (93%)
were men and 1,021 (7%) were women; and, of the total of 9,443 pretrial detainees,
8,745 (93%) were men and 698 (7%) were women.
Paraguay
Of a total 7,901 people deprived of liberty as of September 23, 2012, men accounted
for 7,374 (93.3%) and women for 528 (6.7%). Similarly, of the 5,780 total pretrial
detainees, 5,379 (93.1%) were men and 401 (6.9%) were women.
Peru
Of a total of 58,681 people deprived of liberty as of July 31, 2012, 54,962 (93.7%) were
men and 3,719 (6.3%) were women. Similarly, of the 34,508 total pretrial detainees,
32,190 (93.3%) were men and 2,318 (6.7%) were women. The most common crimes
among the general prison population (pretrial detainees and convicts) were:
Aggravated robbery: 16,391 (27.9%)
Illegal drug trafficking: 8,818 (15%)
Rape: 5,049 (8.6%)
(These offenses account for more than half of the prison population: 51.5%.)
Uruguay
Of a total 6,065 people in pretrial detention as of July 31, 2012, men accounted for
5,588 (92.1%) and women for 477 (7.86%). Uruguay also reported that 1,120 people
throughout the country had been in pretrial detention for 24 months or more as of
that date.
Venezuela
Of a total 18,735 people in pretrial detention and assisted by the Public Defense
Service, 95% were male and 5% were female. Among those people, the most common
criminal offenses were:
Crimes against property: 40% (with “theft” accounting for 28% of that percentage)
Drug-related offenses: 27%
Crimes against people: 26%
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The Nicaraguan State also provided information on the age breakdown of pretrial detainees.
Thus, of a total of 1,127 awaiting trial, the age groups were as follows: 15-18 years (2 men / 0 women); 18-21
years (259 men / 3 women); 21-35 years (357 men / 19 women); 35-50 years (271 men / 4 women); 50-70
years (203 men / 5 women); and 70 and over (4, all men). In addition, it is noteworthy that of the 419 women
convicts, 264 were found guilty of drug-related offenses.
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