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Good catch! According to the word prison brief the ranking actually looks like this (incarcerated per 100 000): El Salvador 605 Rwanda 580 Turkmenistan 576
by whacko_quacko 4y ago
Good catch! According to the word prison brief the ranking actually looks like this (incarcerated per 100 000):
El Salvador 605
Rwanda 580
Turkmenistan 576
American Samoa (USA) 538
Cuba 510
United States of America 505
I'd still consider this horrible, but making a point is no reason to use dodgy sources.
From: https://www.prisonstudies.org/highest-to-lowest/prison_population_rate?field_region_taxonomy_tid=All https://www.prisonstudies.org/highest-to-lowest/prison_popul...
- TylerE 4y agoMight be a difference in how people in jail (vs prison) get counted? Not sure if other systems have a similar distinction? For non US people: Jail is run by the local (usually county) government and is for minor(ish) crimes like writing bad checks, failing to appear in court, DUIs, reckless driving, things like that.
- KingOfCoders 4y agoThanks, didn't know (German), something new to learn each day. Would have used jail and prison interchangeably.
- Avshalom 4y agoMore importantly jail is where people are held before they are sentenced/found guilty. They are also yes used for shorter sentences. But you can still be jailed for years before you ever see the inside of a courtroom.