132 4. In this regard, the IACHR recommends that member States produce and publish periodically statistical information about persons deprived of liberty, including (a) the number of people detained by the police, the number of accused, and the number of people in pretrial detention; (b) the number of people in pretrial detention broken down by type of crime, sex and age; (c) the number of people in pretrial detention per 100,000 inhabitants; (d) the number of decisions of pretrial detention out of the total of precautionary measure decisions; (e) the number of requests for the application of pretrial detention made by prosecutors, compared to the cases in which they request the application of an alternative measure or no measure at all, and the number of requests for the application of pretrial detention made by prosecutors compared to the pretrial detention orders granted by judges; (f) the rate of effectiveness (compliance) of precautionary measures other than pretrial detention and the number of persons processed while they are not detained; (g) the duration of pretrial detention (including the number of persons in pretrial detention beyond legally-established terms); (h) the number of pretrial detainees who were acquitted or freed before the process in the first instance due to insufficient evidence or statute of limitations. Moreover, create and disseminate detailed guidelines for the construction of these indicators in an institutionally uniform and coordinated manner. 5. Ensure that this information is used to implement public policies aimed at guaranteeing the application of international standards pertaining to the use of pretrial detention, as well as reducing the financial and human costs related to its use. 6. Document and analyze the impact that the excessive use of pretrial detention has on the prison system. 7. Prepare statistical studies on the cost of pretrial detention, in accordance to the standards laid down in the present report, which should be made available to the public.

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