The meltdown could push the state’s incarceration rate – already the highest in the world – even higherThe state of Louisiana is the world capital of incarceration. It locks up more of its citizens than anywhere else on the globe – some 1341 out of every 100000 people.
That’s twice the US national average (716), nearly three times the per capita rate in Russia (475) and nine times that of the UK (148). It’s even considerably higher than North Korea’s (thought to be around 800).
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Source: theguardian.com