The given bar chart illustrates the number of prisoners in five different countries- Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, United States and Canada in the period of 50 years.
Overall, the amount individuals in jails in Great Britain experienced an upward trend over the period. While remainning countries showed some fluctuates throughout the period.
The number of imprisonment in Great Britain was about 30 thousands in 1930, which showed a negligible change up to 1940, in later decade it rose to 40 thousands, then it was increases gradually in later year and reached its peak with almost 83 thousands in 1980. Australia was the second lowest with 70 thousands imprisonment in 1930, which decrease significantly between 1940 and 1950, and hitting the lowest number with about 40 thousands in 1980.
New Zealand and United States on the other hand, had same number of jailers , which was approximately 100 thousands in 1930, New Zealand fell to 53 thousands in 1940 and, it reached about 83 thousands prisoners at the end of the period. Whereas, United States increased to roughly 130 thousands in 1930, which shows some fluctuated in later decade and reached its peak level with 138 thousands in 1980. Finially, Canada was the first highest in 1930 with 120 thousands, however it showed some fluctuates and hitting almost 90 thousands of jailers in 1980.