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> highest incarceration rate in the "free world" 2nd highest in the world full stop is a starker figure (behind Seychelles which has a population <10k)
by lucideer 10y ago
> highest incarceration rate in the "free world"
2nd highest in the world full stop is a starker figure (behind Seychelles which has a population <10k)
- droidist2 10y agoYou're probably right since "free world" can mean many different things to different people, although I thought Seychelles had like 100,000 people
- lucideer 10y agoOops, yeah should say <100k. Still. Quite small.
- pluma 10y agoAlso nearly all countries that are anywhere in the vicinity of the US on that list have tiny populations. Even Russia is only at #10: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_incarceration_rate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_incarcera... Also also this: http://imgur.com/a/SYIwN http://imgur.com/a/SYIwN