[Answer] Which country by far has the world's largest prison population?

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Which country by far has the world's largest prison population?

• United States:With 1.8 million prisoners, the United States has the world’s largest prison population. While the U.S. represents only five percent of the world's population, it houses around 25 percent of the world's prisoners. According to a U.S. Department of Justice report, over 6.7 million people are under correction control which includes not only incarceration but also probation and parole. That means roughly 1 in every 49 Americans are under some sort of criminal justice system control. Men make up 90% of the prison and local jail population, and they have an imprisonment rate 14 times higher than the rate for women.

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