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US versus Sweden in prison population

Posted on December 27, 2013 Author admin Comments Off on US versus Sweden in prison population

The US has more than 10 times the rate (prisoners per 100,000) than Sweden: 716 versus 67, according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_incarceration_rate.

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