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More Than One-Third Of Africa's Prison Population Held Without Trial –UN Report

More Than One-Third Of Africa's Prison Population Held Without Trial –UN Report Globally, the report estimates that around 3.6 million people were held in pre-trial detention in 20

TobiJuly 19, 20261 min read
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More Than One-Third Of Africa's Prison Population Held Without Trial –UN Report
More Than One-Third Of Africa's Prison Population Held Without Trial –UN Report

More Than One-Third Of Africa's Prison Population Held Without Trial –UN Report

Globally, the report estimates that around 3.6 million people were held in pre-trial detention in 2024, up from roughly 3.3 million a decade earlier, even though the overall proportion of unsentenced prisoners worldwide has remained relatively stable.

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