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Total U.S. incarcerated population
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| USA and territories. 2,424,279 inmates in 2008. ... |
| In 2008 with less than 5% of world population the USA had over 2.4 million of 9.8 million world prisoners. (See latest numbers). The majority of U.S. inmates are in due to the drug war. The number of inmates in the USA has increased almost 5 times over since 1980. |
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"Welcome to America, home to 5% of the world's people & 25% of the world's prisoners."
- Image info, larger banner, template, and stats. More info: [1] [2]. Most are incarcerated due to the drug war. See also: Newt Gingrich's Drug War.
