In 2016, the incarceration rate of the United States of America was the highest in the world at 655 per 100,000 of the national population.
"Finland puts away 57 people per 100,000, the Netherlands 69, and Norway 75. New Zealand has 217 prisoners per 100,000 people.
Scandinavian countries have found open prisons result in less recidivism - and they're cheaper to run.
There was time when Finland had one of the highest incarceration rates in Europe. Then, in the 1960s, researchers started investigating how much punishment really helps reduce crime and found it doesn't."
https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/sunday/audio/2018633586/the-countries-closing-their-prisons
"Finland puts away 57 people per 100,000, the Netherlands 69, and Norway 75. New Zealand has 217 prisoners per 100,000 people.
Scandinavian countries have found open prisons result in less recidivism - and they're cheaper to run.
There was time when Finland had one of the highest incarceration rates in Europe. Then, in the 1960s, researchers started investigating how much punishment really helps reduce crime and found it doesn't."
https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/sunday/audio/2018633586/the-countries-closing-their-prisons