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United States of America
Capital city —
Washington
Country population
324,960,433
i
2016
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
698
i
2018
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Prison Policy Initiative
Type of government
Federal presidential constitutional rep…
Human Development Index
0.92
i
2016
/ UNDP
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Department of Justice
Total number of prisoners
2,121,600
i
2016
/
ICPR
Prison density
103 %
i
2013
/
ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
4,575
i
2005
An NPM has been established
No
Female prisoners
9.8 %
i
2016
/
ICPR
Incarcerated minors
0.2 %
i
2016
/
ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
21.6 %
i
2016
/
ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
No
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An NPM has been established
No
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