Country Inmates per 100,000 Population United States 519 South Africa 368 Singapore 229 Hong Kong 179 England 93 France 84 Germany 80 Japan 36From the Associated Press, Sept. 12, 1994. There are 1.3 million inmates in American prisons. The incarceration rate has reached an all time high of 519 per 100,000 population, up 22 percent since 1989.
AVERAGE LENGTHS OF FEDERAL SENTENCES Assault: 3.2 years Manslaughter: 3.5 years Sex Offenses: 5.8 years Drug Offenses: 6.5 years Source: Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics, 1991, p. 532.From:
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