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If Alabama was a country, 5th highest incarceration rate in the world!
Alabama's incarceration rate fifth-worst in the world: StudyIf the 50 states were each independent countries, Alabama's rate of incarceration would be the fifth-highest of any nation in the world.
That's one finding in a new study of global incarceration rates conducted by the Prison Policy Initiative.
Alabama's rate of incarceration – at 987 people in jail or prison for every 100,000 people – dwarfs those of every nation around the globe, including those of troubled countries like Iraq, Cuba and Syria.
The state's incarceration rate even far exceeds that of the world's most-incarcerated nation, the U.S., which has 693 people behind bars for every 100,000 people, according to the study.
That's one finding in a new study of global incarceration rates conducted by the Prison Policy Initiative.
Alabama's rate of incarceration – at 987 people in jail or prison for every 100,000 people – dwarfs those of every nation around the globe, including those of troubled countries like Iraq, Cuba and Syria.
The state's incarceration rate even far exceeds that of the world's most-incarcerated nation, the U.S., which has 693 people behind bars for every 100,000 people, according to the study.
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