Incarceration Data: Selected Comparisons Charles Patton III Race/Ethnicity: Multidisciplinary Global Contexts, Volume 2, Number 1, Autumn 2008, pp. 151-156 (Article) Published by Indiana University Press For additional information about this article https://muse.jhu.edu/article/252439 Accessed 27 Apr 2018 08:03 GMT
Incarceration Data: Selected Comparisons Compiled by Charles Patton III Incarceration data from various sources was collected and presented in graphical form. Three figures (Figures 2a and b, and Figure 6) from the PEW Center were reprinted with permission. Data was collected from the International Centre for Prison Studies, the PEW Center, the CIA World Factbook, the US Census Bureau, and other sources as indicated. The figures show incarceration rates for selected countries and spending decisions in the United States for education and corrections; world regional incarceration rates; incarceration rates, literacy rates and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for selected countries; prison populations for selected US states and countries of similar size; and the number of incarcerated people in the United States by race, age, and gender. autumn 2008 151 2008 The Ohio State University/Office of Minority Affairs/The Kirwan Institute
charles patton iii United States (2006) Russia (2007) 613 Cuba (2003) 487 Belarus (2004) 437 South Africa (Apartheid 1993) 368 South Africa (2005) 333 Chile (2004) 238 Thailand (2004) 238 Israel (2005) 209 Iran (2004) 191 Country (Year of Rate) Mexico (2004) Brazil (2004) United Kingdom (2004) Argentina (2004) 141 140 China (2003) 118 Canada (2004) 108 Serbia (2005) 104 Turkey (2004) 100 Italy (2004) 96 France (2004) Germany (2007) Denmark (2004) 70 Japan (2004) 60 India (2003) 30 Figure 1. Incarceration rates for selected countries (per 100,000 total population). Data from the International Centre for Prison Studies (http://www.kcl.ac.uk/depstr/law/research/icps/worldbrief/). race /ethnicity vol. 2/ no. 1 152
incarceration data Figure 2. Reprinted with permission from Pew Center on the States Public Safety Performance Project, One in 100: Behind Bars in America 2008 (Washington, DC: The Pew Charitable Trusts, February 2008). autumn 2008 153
charles patton iii Country (Population in Millions) EUROPE Russia (143.0) Ukraine (46.4) Poland (38.6) Romania (22.3) United Kingdom (60.6) Spain (45.1) Netherlands (16.5) Italy (59.7) France (60.8) Germany (83.3) AFRICA South Africa (44.0) Algeria (33.3) Morocco (33.8) Tanzania (39.4) Kenya (36.9) Ethiopia (76.5) Egypt (80.3) Congo (65.8) Sudan (39.4) Nigeria (135.0) ASIA Thailand (64.9) China (1,298.9) Vietnam (82.7) Turkey (68.9) Philippines (8.6) Japan (127.3) Pakistan (1,591.9) Bangladesh (141.3) Indonesia (238.5) India (1,065.1) 57 36 30 60 59 54 44 30 96 121 117 116 114 81 118 105 100 86 141 138 123 210 197 262 333 410 613 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 Country (Population in Millions) NORTH AMERICA United States (303.8) Cuba (11.4) Puerto Rico (3.9) Mexico (108.7) El Salvador (6.9) Costa Rica (4.1) Honduras (7.5) Dominican Republic (9.4) Nicaragua (5.7) Canada (33.4) Guatemala (12.7) Haiti (8.7) SOUTH AMERICA Chile (16.5) Uraguay (3.5) Brazil (191.9) Colombia (45.0) Argentina (40.7) Guyana (0.7) Peru (27.9) Paraguay (6.3) Equador (13.9) Venezuela (26.4) Bolivia (8.9) OCEANIA Guam (0.2) New Zealand (4.2) Somoa (0.2) French Polynesia (0.3) Fiji (0.8) New Caledonia (0.2) Australia (21.1) Tonga (0.1) FS Micronesia (0.1) Papua New Guinea (6.3) Vanuatu (0.2) Solomon Islands (0.5) Timor-Leste (1.1) 61 42 60 86 86 83 74 67 65 56 41 179 177 172 157 134 108 238 209 152 140 130 114 168 158 131 128 122 120 106 237 369 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 487 751 Figure 3. (a) Incarceration rates for largest European, African, and Asian countries. (b) Incarceration rates for largest North American, South American, and Oceania countries. Data from the International Centre for Prison Studies (http://www.kcl.ac.uk/depstr/law/research/icps/worldbrief/). race /ethnicity vol. 2/ no. 1 154
incarceration data 75.1 United States 50.4 46 14.1 United Kingdom 52.3 35.3 9.2 Germany 48.4 34.4 9.2 France 50.5 33.8 10.8 Canada 53.4 38.2 GDP per capita (in thousands USD) Literacy Scores (x 10) Prison Rate (per million total population) Figure 4. Prison rate as compared to literacy and GDP for selected countries. Data from the World Factbook, CIA (https://ww.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html) and Nationmaster (http:www.nationmaster.com/). California (36.5) 246,300 Poland (38.5) 86,800 Texas (23.5) 223,200 Malaysia (25.2) 35,600 Place (Population in Millions) New York (19.3) Australia (20.6) Florida (18.1) Sri Lanka (21.1) 25,400 23,200,800 148,500 Illinois (12.8) 64,700 Ecuador (13.9) 12,300 Massachusetts (6.4)) 22,800 Hong Kong (7) 11,500 Figure 5. Prison population in selected U.S. states vs. countries of similar size (per 100,000 total population). Data from State and Country Quick Facts (US Census Bureau, http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/), the World Factbook, CIA (https://ww.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html), and Christopher Hartney (2006) US Rates of Incarceration: A Global Perspective. National Council on Crime and Delinquency (http://wwwq.nccd-crc.org/nccd/ pubs/2006nov_factsheet_incarceration.pdf). Note: State populations are from 2006 and country populations are from 2008. autumn 2008 155
charles patton iii Figure 6. Reprinted with permission from Pew Center on the States Public Safety Performance Project, One in 100: Behind Bars in America 2008 (Washington, DC: The Pew Charitable Trusts, February 2008). race /ethnicity vol. 2/ no. 1 156