Imprisonment in Argentina reached its peak at the end of 2024 – according to a new report, the national penitentiary system housed a total of 121,443 imprisoned people amounting to a rate of 258 detainees for every 100,000 inhabitants nationwide.
The report, composed by the National Committee for the prevention of Torture (CNPT), shows that five provinces exceed the national average. The province of Córdoba, with nearly 377 imprisoned people for every 100,000 inhabitants, ranked first followed by Mendoza Province at 308, Buenos Aires Province at 305, and the provinces of Santa Fe and Salta, with just ove
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