State of Incarceration
While the United States represents about 5 percent of the world's population, it houses around 25 percent of the world's prisoners. In 2016, the Prison Policy Initiative estimated that in the United States, about 2,298,300 people were incarcerated.
While the United States represents about 5 percent of the world's population, it houses around 25 percent of the world's prisoners. In 2016, the Prison Policy Initiative estimated that in the United States, about 2,298,300 people were incarcerated.
