World Prisons
World Prisons is a public reference for prison facilities, prison populations, and oversight reports worldwide.
The Global Prison System Reference
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What is World Prisons?
Public reference for prison facilities, populations, and oversight reports worldwide. Currently covering 166 countries and 500+ facilities (top 40 by risk shown inline below). Refreshed nightly; every figure links back to its upstream source.
Key facts
- Category
- Legal/Civic
- Languages
- English
- Measured size
- 33,809+ pages
- Website
- worldprisons.com
Page count has not changed: 33,809 pages measured, 30 Sep to 10 Oct
What's Inside
- Methodology
- Countries (by prison population)
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Who Is This For?
UK law, US federal & state law, citizenship and immigration, police and civil rights — accessible legal intelligence for people who need to understand their rights.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is World Prisons?
World Prisons is a public reference for prison facilities, prison populations, and oversight reports worldwide.
What languages does World Prisons support?
World Prisons is available in English.
Who runs World Prisons?
World Prisons is part of the Tonvin Collection, a family of expert knowledge websites.
Details
- Website
- worldprisons.com
- Category
- Legal/Civic
- Languages
- English
- Pages
- 33,809+
- Countries
- 165+
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