This is something I always ponder. My country (Nigeria) has a relatively low incarceration rate -- 33 in 100,000 [1] -- compared to let's say America -- 639 per

This is something I always ponder. My country (Nigeria) has a relatively low incarceration rate -- 33 in 100,000 [1] -- compared to let's say America -- 639 per 100,000! [2] --but I wouldn't say we're more safe,in fact we're facing a high wave of insecurity and banditry. Part of the reason is that we can't even afford a suitable correctional and judiciary system. Here, most cases such as theft, assault get settled at the police station (precinct) by dialogue between the affected parties, and bail, cough bribe paid. Maybe our relative poverty favors us this way, because honestly I'll never wish my worst enemy to spend time in a Nigerian prison, it's horrible. As a side note, the Central African Republic is the country with the lowest incarceration rate [3] and it's a major warzone. 1- https://www.prisonstudies.org/country/nigeria https://www.prisonstudies.org/country/nigeria 2 - https://www.statista.com/statistics/262962/countries-with-the-most-prisoners-per-100-000-inhabitants/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/262962/countries-with-th... 3 - https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/lowest-prison-rate-(country) https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/lowest-pr...