Adults Held in Prisons, Penal or Correctional Institutions rose 0% to 6,172 persons in Lebanon in 2015

Adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions rose 0% to 6,172 persons in Lebanon in 2015, according to the United Nations.

Historically, adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions in Lebanon reached an all time high of 6,757 persons in 2005 and an all time low of 4,791 persons in 2009.

Lebanon has been ranked 43rd within the group of 64 countries we follow in terms of adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions, 14 places above the position seen 10 years ago.