Juveniles held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions rose 0.418% to 240 persons in Jamaica in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, juveniles held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions in Jamaica reached an all time high of 434 persons in 2011 and an all time low of 239 persons in 2014.
Jamaica has been ranked 22nd within the group of 54 countries we follow in terms of juveniles held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions, 22 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Juveniles Held in Prisons, Penal or Correctional Institutions | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Bahamas | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 35.0 | ... | ... | ... |
| Cayman Islands | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cuba | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Dominican Republic | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Haiti | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Jamaica | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 308 | ... | 434 | 338 | 283 | ||
| Mexico | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11,728 | 11,239 | 11,684 | 10,583 | 10,963 | |||||||
| Puerto Rico | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| USA | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9,998 | 9,900 | 7,700 | 6,700 | 5,900 |
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