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incarceration in the United States

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incarceration in the United States

Summary

incarceration in the United States ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,770 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • incarceration in the United States is in the country of United States[2].
  • incarceration in the United States is a type of prison[3].
  • incarceration in the United States's Commons category is recorded as Prisons in the United States[4].
  • incarceration in the United States's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Prisons in the United States[5].

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Definition and Type

incarceration in the United States is a type of prison[3].

Why It Matters

incarceration in the United States ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,770 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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MLA “incarceration in the United States.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/incarceration-in-the-united-states.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_incarceration-in-the-united-states_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{incarceration in the United States}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/incarceration-in-the-united-states}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 4w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → —
    Country → United States
    Topic's main category → Category:Prisons in the United States
    Subclass of → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007532893805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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