I believe North Korea is number 1 in terms of percentage of its population in (formal) prison. The U.S. is number 2. The percentage of people in prison in the

I believe North Korea is number 1 in terms of percentage of its population in (formal) prison. The U.S. is number 2. The percentage of people in prison in the U.S. is grotesquely large. It's much larger than any other nation with comparable economic/religious/political freedoms. The U.S. judicial/prison system is quite bad in my opinion but the exact point that fijall was making was lost on me. Hence my request for a clarification. I will add that the entire nation of North Korea should be viewed as a giant prison. This makes North Korea incomparable to other nations. It's unique in this respect.