claim: the u.s. has "5 percent of the world’s population, 25 percent of the world’s known prison population."
author: jim webb
evidence_1: apr 30, 2015 ... “though only five percent of the world's population lives in the united states, it is  home to 25 percent of the world's prison population.
evidence_2: jul 7, 2015 ... american criminal justice trends are internationally unique, and this talking ... “it's  a stark fact that the united states has less than 5 percent of the world's  population, yet we have almost 25 percent of the world's total prison population.  .... or in-between in politics, from the post's famous fact-checking team.
evidence_3: while the united states has only 5 percent of the world's population, it has nearly  25 percent of its prisoners — about 2.2 million people. over the past four ...
evidence_4: the world's prison capitalsince 1970 our incarcerated population has increased  by 700 percent to 2.3 million people in jail and prison today, far outpacing ...
evidence_5: apr 23, 2008 ... the united states has less than 5 percent of the world's population. but it has  almost a quarter of the world's prisoners. indeed, the united ...