Incarceration in the United States
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incarceration-in-the-united-states-181-801023
title:
Incarceration in the United States
text:
Incarceration in the United States is one of the primary means of punishment for crime in the United States. In 2021, over five million people were under supervision by the criminal justice system, with nearly two million people incarcerated in state or federal prisons and local jails. The United States has the largest known prison population in the world. It has 5% of the world’s population while having 20% of the world’s incarcerated persons. China, with more than four times more inhabitants,
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Form of punishment in United States law
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incarceration_in_the_United_States
date created:
2004-09-27T09:26:08Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T19:04:34Z
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