The united states has the world's highest incarceration rate. More than two million people fill its prisons and jails. We've seen a huge increase in number of people in prison in blatin ameica, georgia, banja. In south america, it's increased by a hundred nd, 87%. And what we're seeing at the same time is these huge increases, is that conditions are getting worse.
Italians have voted decisively for a coalition of right-wing parties, with Giorgia Meloni, leader of the Brothers of Italy, the likely next prime minister. What this means for Italy, Europe and the war in Ukraine remains unclear. Latin American prisons are awful and getting worse. And a surprising hit film makes Chinese authorities nervous.
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