Prisoners per 100K population (latest available year)*
1. United States 737
2. Russia 613
3. Virgin Islands (US) 549
4. Belize 505
5. Turkmenistan 489
6. Cuba 487
7. Bermuda 464
8. Bahamas 462
9. Cayman Islands 453
10. Belarus 426
11. Barbados 367
The US has a 20% higher rate than any other nation in the world and twice as high of a rate of all but 9 other nations. Included in those nine nations are such bastions of freedom as Turkmenistan and Cuba. The real craziness in this data is the fact that America's rate is increasing at a fairly strong clip. This is definately an example of unsustainable policy, since it's only a matter of time until we don't have any guards for all the prisoners.
* From The Economist, 2008 Pocket World in Figures
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