Africa has recorded the second-highest rate of pre-trial detention among world regions, according to a new United Nations report, which found that more than a third of the continent's prison population is being held without having been convicted or sentenced.

Africa has recorded the second-highest rate of pre-trial detention among world regions, according to a new United Nations report, which found that more than a third of the…

The UNODC data shows considerable variation within the African continent itself.