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Prison Population

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Number of persons imprisoned per 100,000 people by country.

World Prison Brief

A world map showing prison populations per 100,000 people. Dark blue (more than 400): U S A, Turkmenistan. Blue to light blue (100 to 400): Russia, Brazil, China, Australia. Very light blue (less than 100): India, Canada, and parts of central Africa.

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Prison Population

Countries at War or with Serious Insurrections since 1995

Native American Culture Areas

Class

Rank

Per 100,000 People

Value

Arctic

California

Eastern Woodlands, Northeast

Great Basin

Northwest Coast

Plains

Plateau

Southwest

Subarctic

44.7%
0.585%51.1%
12.9%3.58%9.59%12.5%0.334%11.0%2.15%14.5%33.5%
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