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[–] 2 points 7 months ago (1 child)

Hey now, don't undersell them. Americans have always got to be #1 after all

The United States has the largest known prison population in the world. The country comprises 5% of the world's population while having 20% of the world's incarcerated persons. For comparison, China, with more than four times more inhabitants, has fewer persons in prison.[4][5]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incarceration_in_the_United_States

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago

    Oh shit, I saw a bad source that said China was at 2 mil and thought "that makes sense, there's like 4 times as many people there so the number would be higher"

    And it isn't even higher there lmao I hate my country

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