USA! USA! #1!

Q: Which repressive country puts the most people in jail for violating government laws?

A. Iran
B. Saudi Arabia
C. Libya
D. Egypt
E. United States of America

World Rank, 2010 Country Prisoners per 100,000 Population
1 U.S.A. 743
37 Tunisia 297
52 Turkmenistan 224
53 Iran 223
61 Libya 200
61 Mexico 200
69 Colombia 180
70 Saudi Arabia 178
92 Bahrain 149
116 China 120

chart showing explosion in US prison population from war on drugs

(Read more from mjperry.blogspot.com)

Full list of national incarceration rates here.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.

*