The U.S. ranks 1st in prisoners

According to the International Centre for Prison Studies, there are 2,228,424 prisoners in the United States. That is enough to make the United States rank first in that category. The second highest number of prisoners is in China, at 1,701,344.

Chart from ICPS
http://www.prisonstudies.org/highest-to-lowest/prison-population-total?field_region_taxonomy_tid=All

The U.S. ranks 132nd in pre-trial detainees

According to the International Centre for Prison Studies, 20.8% of all prisoners in the U.S. have not stood trial, which makes the United States rank one-hundred and thirty-second out of one-hundred and ninety-six countries ranked in that category. Liberia ranks first, with 97.3% of all prisoners detained without trial.

The U.S. ranks 1st in prisoners

According to the International Centre for Prison Studies, as of March 2010 there are 2,297,400 prisoners in the United States, which makes the United States rank first in that category out of two hundred eighteen ranked countries.

The U.S. ranks 75th in foreign prisoners

According to the International Centre for Prison Studies, 5.9% of the prisoners in the United States are from other countries, which makes the United States rank seventy-fifth out of one hundred and sixty-six countries ranked in that category. The United Arab Emirates ranks first, with 92.2% foreign prisoners.

The U.S. ranks 24th in female prisoners

According to the International Centre for Prison Studies, 8.8% of all prison inmates in the United States are female, which makes the United States rank twenty-fourth out of two hundred countries ranked in that category. Monaco ranks first, with 22.2% of its prisoners being female.