Mass Incarceration Problem? U.S. has Less Than 5% of the Worlds Population but 25% of the World's Prisoners

Published: Aug. 22, 2016, 1:51 a.m.

No one can argue that the United States does not have a mass incarceration problem. Just by looking at the numbers it is obvious that something is out of whack. According to recent census data, the United States has less than 5% of the world\u2019s population but has a whopping 25% of the World\u2019s Prisoners. [\u2026]