"Using updated state-by-state data, the report said 2,319,258 adults were held in U.S. prisons or jails at the start of 2008 — one out of every 99.1 adults, and more than any other country in the world."
report on prison population of U.S. to some other major countries and the different demographic proportions incarcerated in the united states.
In my personal opinion, The prison industry is serious buisness $$$"