The US has the second-highest incarceration rate globally, with over 700 prisoners per 100,000 population. The country has around 2.2 million prisoners in various facilities. China has the next highest prison population, but the US, China, and Russia hold half of the world’s total prison population. The cost of prisons to US taxpayers is over $63 billion annually.
The United States currently has the second-highest incarceration rate in the world, with over 700 people in prison for every 100,000 population. About 85% of countries have a rate of less than 300 prisoners per 100,000 population. In the United States there are about 2.2 million prisoners in total. This number is difficult to determine exactly because US prisoners are held in a variety of different facilities, including federal and state prisons, county jails, military prisons, juvenile detention facilities, and civilian engagement centers. The country with the next highest prison population is China with around 1.7 million. However, China has four times the total population of the United States. Together, the United States, China and Russia hold half of the world’s total prison population.
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In 2011, approximately 3% of adults in the United States were under correctional surveillance, including probation, probation or incarceration.
The cost of prisons to US taxpayers is estimated at over $63 billion annually.
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