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Argentina: prison population grew 3.4% last year, says government report
A total of 11,696 people were detained in federal prisons nationwide at the end of 2024, with overcrowding placed at 6.3 percent, revealed the Procuraduría de Violencia Institucional (Prosecutor's Office for Institutional Violence, PROCUVIN) in its annual report.
Source: Buenos aires times (11/02/2025)