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> way worse than what I read about the American system. Is it though? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_incarceration_rate https://en.wikiped

> way worse than what I read about the American system. Is it though? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_incarceration_rate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_incarcera... - the incarceration rate of the United States of America was the highest in the world, at 716 per 100,000 of the national population. India is 33/100k. We've got 20 times more of our own American citizens behind bars than the typical 3rd wordl country.

ptaipale 10y ago
Your incarceration rate is a different issue from how prisoners are treated (or mistreated), particularly regarding health care in prison. Over here (Finland), there's a popular meme about "let's put elderly people in prison, so they get a bed of their own, a daily shower, good food and someone to take care of their mental well-being". Even if our old people's care in public institutions is probably one of the better-arranged among nations.