Not true. More like .02%.
There are estimated to be more than 8 billion people in the world. 22% would be 1.76 billion people.
Total population of the U.S. is approximately 342 million.
Of that, approximately 1.8 million are in prison.
So not 22% of the world’s population. It’s just counting.
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"global prison population" not "global population"
It may be closer to 18 percent or something but yeah, it's still an appalling rate of incarceration per capital:
www.prisonpolicy.org/global/2024....
States of Incarceration: The Global Context 2024
Criminal justice policy in every region of the United States is out of step with the rest of the world.
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Of the total world population that is in prison today, the US holds over 20%. TRUE.
