China Surpasses US as World's Largest Prison Population

A recent analysis from the Prison Policy Initiative indicates that China now holds the world's largest prison population with approximately two million inmates, surpassing the United States. The report notes that the U.S. maintains the second-highest number of incarcerated individuals globally, with an estimated 1.7 million people in confinement. This positions the United States as having the fourth-highest incarceration rate worldwide.