Mississippi now leads the world in mass incarceration

Mississippi now leads the world in mass incarceration

Mississippi is now the world’s leader in putting people behind bars.

Mississippi now leads the world in mass incarceration. Prison population growing in state as overall numbers in U.S. drop. - Magnolia State Live

Mississippi is now the world’s leader in putting people behind bars — more inmates per capita than any state or nation, including China, Russia and Iran, according to the World Population Review.