RECORD NUMBER OF US PRISONERS
The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world, which currently stands at 2.3 million people. By comparison, the incarceration rate in China was 186 per 100,000 in 2009, while in the U.S., the rate was 743 per 100,000.
The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world, which currently stands at 2.3 million people. By comparison, the incarceration rate in China was 186 per 100,000 in 2009, while in the U.S., the rate was 743 per 100,000.
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