You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The table below shows the figures for imprisonment in five countries between 1930 and 1980.

The bar chart illustrates how many prisoners were in five different nations throughout the period of 50 years between 1930 and 1980. Units are measured in thousands. Overall, the rates of imprisonment decreased in 3 countries, while Canada and the USA showed the opposite trend remaining the nations with the most imprisoners throughout the period of a half decade. In 1930, the prisoner numbers in the USA were equal to 100 thousand, while in Canada there were 20 thousand less. However, the figures for both of them fluctuated between 85 and 130 thousand until the final decade, when the USA hit the highest point of approximately 135 thousand prisoners. In regards to the rest of the countries, imprisonment rates in Great Britain rose steadily from 30 in 1930 to about 85 thousand in 1980, whereas Australia and New Zealand saw a decline with a fluctuation. More specifically, the number of prisoners in Australia and New Zealand decreased by 20 and 15 thousand during the period, respectivelyYou should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The table below shows the figures for imprisonment in five countries between 1930 and 1980.