On the recordJuly 15, 2015
The United States accounts for 5 percent of the world's population; we account for 25 percent of the world's inmates.
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presidency.ucsb.eduBarack Obama: “The United States accounts for 5 percent of the world's population; we account for 25 percent of the world's inmates.”
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Remarks Following a Visit at Federal Correctional Institution El Reno and an Exchange With Reporters in El Reno
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