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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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