Countries with the most overcrowded prison systems
10. Burundi
The prison system in Burundi, a landlocked country in East Africa, has an occupancy rate of 276.20%. Pictured is a general view of a densely populated residential area of Bujumbura, the country's capital.
9. Guatemala
Guatemala's prison system has an occupancy rate of 293.20%. Pictured: riot policemen control inmates at the Stage II Male Juvenile Detention Center in San José Pinula, east of Guatemala City.
8. Cote d'Ivoire
The prison system in Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) in West Africa has an occupancy rate of 318.60%. Pictured are suspected looters languishing in a jail in Abidjan, the country's largest city.
6. Thailand
Thailand's prison system has an occupancy rate of 339.10%. In this image, foreign detainees stand behind bars at an immigration detention center in Bangkok.
4. Philippines
In the Philippines, the prison system has an occupancy rate of 362%. In this image, inmates perch on the bars of an overcrowded jail cell at the Navotas municipal jail in Manila.
3. Uganda
The prison system in Uganda has an occupancy rate of 367.40%. Here, prisoners are seen crammed against a cell door inside Lira Prison in the Northern Region of the country.
2. Haiti
Haiti's prison system has an occupancy rate of 454.40%. Pictured is an inmate waving through a cell window inside the main prison of Port-au-Prince.
Other countries whose prisons are overcrowded
A similar survey conducted by World Prison Brief revealed that of the 209 countries whose prison systems were assessed, 126 are operating above their established occupancy rate.
South Africa
In South Africa, the prison system has an occupancy rate of 148.50%. Here, inmates take part in Prison SMART (Stress Management and Rehabilitation Training) at a correctional facility in Krugersdorp, South Africa.
France
In France, the prison system has an occupancy rate of 133%. Pictured is a prison guard walking a corridor inside the Parisian prison of La Santé.
Italy
In Italy, the prison system has an occupancy rate of 121.70%. Pictured crouched on a bunk bed in his narrow cell is an inmate of Rome's Regina Coeli prison.
Ireland
Ireland's prison system has an occupancy rate of 114.10%. The image shows the entrance to Mountjoy Prison, the main committal prison for Dublin.
Sweden
Sweden's prison system has an occupancy rate of 110.70%. This picture shows a prison corridor inside the high security prison in the town of Norrtälje, Stockholm County.
England and Wales
The prison system in England and Wales collectively has an occupancy rate of 108%. Pictured is HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs in London.
Other countries whose prisons are not overcrowded
In some countries, prisons and correctional facilities have not yet reached full capacity.
USA
In the United States, the prison system has an occupancy rate of 86.10%. In this image inmates are seen doing time in the county jail in Williston, North Dakota.
Netherlands
The prison system in the Netherlands has an occupancy rate of 78%. Pictured is the Hague Penitentiary Institution at Scheveningen, a United Nations-administered jail.
Spain
Spain's prison system has an occupancy rate of 74.10%—one of the lowest in Europe. Pictured is the Madrid Penitentiary VII, better known as Estremera Prison.
