The United States was the only country to experience a large prison boom among other industrialized countries.

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The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world, with over 2 million people in prison or jail. This is in contrast to other industrialized countries, which have much lower incarceration rates. For example, Canada has an incarceration rate of about 100 per 100,000 people, while the United Kingdom has an incarceration rate of about 140 per 100,000 people.

The United States Was the Only Country to Experience a Large