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What Country Has the Highest Prison Population?

The United States of America according to the World Prison Population List.  These statistics have been compiled by the King's College London, International Centre for Prison Studies (London, England).  For other United States statistics on prison and jail populations the Bureau of Justice Statistics has several reports available.  

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About Sandy Schilling

Sandy Schilling is the Jail Specialist for the National Institute of Corrections Information Center