Which of the Following Is True About Incarceration in the United

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true about incarceration in the United States?

A) The United States has a lower incarceration rate than countries like Russia and South Africa, which have a reputation for incarcerating political dissidents.
B) The United States has an average incarceration rate compared to other industrialized nations.
C) The United States has a slightly higher incarceration rate than other industrialized nations-about 1.5 times higher-due to the War on Drugs in the 1980s.
D) The United States has an incarceration rate that is almost five times the average world rate globally, making it the highest known incarceration rate in the world.