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Argentina: prison population in federal jails rises 3% in two months

The number of incarcerated people held in Argentina’s federal prisons rose 3.2 percent in September from December 2024, according to new data from the Attorney General’s Office.

Source: Buenos Aires Times (16/10/2025)