11 Countries with the Highest Rates of Incarceration in the World

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2. United States

Incarceration Rate – 707

For the large population of the entire country, the United States comes second on this list having 707 people incarcerated per 100,000. One of the main reasons for the high incarceration rate is because the US uses prisons as their main form of punishment and rehabilitation.

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