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prisonbrief

Ch 496.4of 106 Statistical Analysis Software
  1. 1Runs onLinux, Mac, Windows
  2. 2CostsFree plan
  3. 3Deploymentdesktop
  4. 4Scripting supportYes
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Overview

prisonbrief is ranked #49 of 106 in statistical analysis software on Specifiction. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

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prisonbrief Free MIT licensed R package · no paid plans listed danilofreire.github.io · 5 Oct 2026

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Deployment
desktopdanilofreire.github.io
Scripting support
Yesdanilofreire.github.io

Facts

Purpose
prisonbrief downloads, cleans, and returns data from the World Prison Brief for statistical analysis.danilofreire.github.io · 5 Oct 2026
Data coverage
The World Prison Brief data are described as covering 223 jurisdictions and coming from public sources.danilofreire.github.io · 5 Oct 2026
Country list
The wpb_list() function prints the available countries to the console.danilofreire.github.io · 5 Oct 2026
Prison tables
wpb_table() returns prison system variables for the world, a region, or a country.danilofreire.github.io · 5 Oct 2026
Regions
Documented region choices include Africa, Asia, Caribbean, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America, and All.danilofreire.github.io · 5 Oct 2026
Mapping
wpb_table() provides geometric shapes for maps.danilofreire.github.io · 5 Oct 2026
Time series
wpb_series() downloads and tidies prison population total and rate trends for jurisdictions in the project.danilofreire.github.io · 5 Oct 2026
Data limitation
Country-level table data may need further cleaning before quantitative analysis, while regional data are prepared for automated analysis.danilofreire.github.io · 5 Oct 2026
Install
The stable package is available on CRAN via install.packages("prisonbrief"), with development installation documented through GitHub.danilofreire.github.io · 5 Oct 2026
Requirements
The package depends on R and uses spatial-data packages to return simple features dataframes; Linux installation may require libudunits2-dev.github.com · 5 Oct 2026
License
The software is distributed under the MIT License, which grants permission to use, copy, modify, publish, distribute, sublicense, and sell copies subject to its conditions.danilofreire.github.io · 5 Oct 2026
Support
The project welcomes feedback and suggestions through GitHub issues.danilofreire.github.io · 5 Oct 2026
Authors
The package was written by Danilo Freire and Robert Myles McDonnell.danilofreire.github.io · 5 Oct 2026
Data source
The World Prison Brief is described as an online database compiled by the Institute for Criminal Policy Research.danilofreire.github.io · 5 Oct 2026

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