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Crime Stats: compare key data on Republic of the Congo & United States

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STAT Republic of the Congo United States
Drugs > Opiates use 0.1%
Ranked 17th.
0.57%
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Republic of the Congo
Punishment > Crimes possibly attracting life sentence No life imprisonment sentence Varies by state
Punishment > Crimes requiring mandatory sentence No life imprisonment sentence Varies by state
Punishment > Has indefinite sentence No Yes
Punishment > Has life imprisonment No Yes
Punishment > Life sentence under the age of 18 or 21 ?? Yes ( de jure )
Punishment > Maximum length of sentence 30 years None
Punishment > Minimum life sentence to serve before eligibility for requesting parole Varies, depending on sentence 15 years minimum to infinite, or never (depending on crime and state)

SOURCES: Wikipedia: List of countries by prevalence of opiates use ("World Drug Report 2011" . United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. 2011. "World Drug Report 2006" . United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. 2006. http://www.unodc.org/documents/wdr/WDR_2009/WDR2009_eng_web.pdf); Wikipedia: Life imprisonment (Summary by country)

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