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Mapping Hate Crimes in Moscow
Human rights workers in Russia have unveiled a map of all the recorded hate crimes in Moscow in recent years.
Read more: Mapping Hate Crimes in MoscowThe states with the most gun owners
A new study from BMJ found gun ownership rates varied widely in the 50 states and D.C. High Gun
Read more: The states with the most gun ownersThe end of laws banning interracial marriage
Shortly before the Supreme Court acted, a flurry of states overturned the laws on their own.
Read more: The end of laws banning interracial marriageCountries where gay marriage is legal nationwide
Gay marriage is the marriage of two people of the same sex enrolled in a civil or religious ritual. There are records of gay marriage determining back to the first century. In the contemporary era, marriage equality was first admitted to same-sex pairs in the Netherlands on 1 April 2001.
Read more: Countries where gay marriage is legal nationwideHow America Achieved Full Marriage Equality
The history of same-sex marriage in the US. In 2004 Massachusetts was the first state to legalize same-sex marriage.
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Prisoners per 100,000 people
The United States has historically had one of the highest incarceration rates globally. According to data from the Wisevoter, as of 2023, the United States had an incarceration rate of around 639 per 100,000 population. However, it’s important to note that this rate has been gradually decreasing in recent years.
Read more: Prisoners per 100,000 peopleWhere you can drink on the streets
Blue square = No statewide ban, some parts of state allow public drinking. Green square = Pending laws would allow
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Imprisonment rate of sentenced prisoners under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional authorities per 100,000 U.S. residents, 1978-2013
The U.S. has the largest prison population in the world and the highest per-capita incarceration rate. There were 655 people
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