From https://x.com/jasonhickel/status/1908066969422561409
Also, one horror among too many others in the “only democracy of the Middle-East” : https://www.dci-palestine.org/17_year_old_palestinian_child_prisoner_starved_to_death_by_israeli_prison_guards
And also a reminder, useless to point out on Lemmygrad…
https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-ready-to-free-all-hostages-at-once-for-end-to-war-palestinian-official
I’ve got a very long, interactive graph for you. Here’s a snapshot:
World Incarceration Rates If Every U.S. State Were A CountryThis is fantastic information. The welfare states really do bring everyone else down in practically every category that exists. The west coast has some catching up to do in a lot of categories when compared to the northeast.
Small silver lining: your data is from 2021, and the 2025 national incarceration rate from OP shows a -18% change. I think the national rate actually peaked around 2012 or 2014.
also you can literally drink alcohol on the streets of China
As an Australian, this is really important to know for any future holidays I take there.
What’s going on with Turkmenistan?
Probably the worst case post-Soviet scenario. No, I did not forget about the Baltics.
Well, duh, muh ebil CeeCeePee just guns people down with tanks, you see.
