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From AS/COA Online Weekly Roundup

September 13, 2013

Why Does the Caribbean Have Such High Incarceration Rates?

While the United States tops the list for incarcerating the most people in the world, the lock-up rate in Caribbean countries counts among the highest in the world. Data from Britain’s International Centre for Prison Studies shows that, excluding the United States, Caribbean countries make up 10 of the list’s top 50 countries with the highest incarceration rates. A September 7 analysis by Caribbean Journal contributor Michael Edghill discusses three factors at the root of this statistic: the 1980s regional crime surge, the resulting backlogged justice systems, and the implementation of U.S.-style criminal justice reforms.

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The Caribbean's Incarceration Problem

Every now and again, a report or statistic comes along that presents something genuinely surprising. A few weeks ago, that statistic came by way of a graphic shared through social media. The graphic showed the nations with the highest incarceration rate globally.

This graphic was an illustration of a study by Britain’s International Centre for Prison Studies. What it revealed was that, while the United States topped the list, the incarceration rate amongst Caribbean nations was one of the highest in the world.  read more...

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