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Uyghur county in China has highest prison rate in the world

Konasheher County is a county in Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China.

A Chinese national flag flies over a vehicle entrance to the inmate detention area at the Urumqi No. 3 Detention Center in Dabancheng in western China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, on April 23, 2021. State officials took AP journalists on a tour of a "training center" turned detention site in Dabancheng sprawling over 220 acres and estimated to hold at least 10,000 prisoners - making it by far the largest detention center in China and among the largest on the planet. Reflection in photo is from shooting through a glass window. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

A security officer in a protective suit stands in a reception area at the visitors' hall at the Urumqi No. 3 Detention Center in Dabancheng in western China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region on April 23, 2021. State officials took AP journalists on a tour of a "training center" turned detention site in Dabancheng sprawling over 220 acres and estimated to hold at least 10,000 prisoners - making it by far the largest detention center in China and among the largest on the planet. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

FILE - Police officers stand at the outer entrance of the Urumqi No. 3 Detention Center in Dabancheng in western China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region on April 23, 2021. State officials took AP journalists on a tour of a "training center" turned detention site in Dabancheng sprawling over 220 acres and estimated to hold at least 10,000 prisoners - making it by far the largest detention center in China and among the largest on the planet. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

FILE - Police officers stand at the outer entrance of the Urumqi No. 3 Detention Center in Dabancheng in western China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region on April 23, 2021. State officials took AP journalists on a tour of a "training center" turned detention site in Dabancheng sprawling over 220 acres and estimated to hold at least 10,000 prisoners - making it by far the largest detention center in China and among the largest on the planet. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

FILE - People stand in a guard tower on the perimeter wall of the Urumqi No. 3 Detention Center in Dabancheng in western China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region on April 23, 2021. State officials took AP journalists on a tour of a "training center" turned detention site in Dabancheng sprawling over 220 acres and estimated to hold at least 10,000 prisoners - making it by far the largest detention center in China and among the largest on the planet. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Uyghur Abduweli Ayup poses for a photo in his yard in Bergen, Norway on May 8, 2022. Data leaked to The Associated Press shows that in a single county in the Uyghur heartland of China, the imprisonment rate is by far the highest known in the world, over 30 times higher than the rest of China. Ayup obtained the list and saw that many of his friends and relatives had been sentenced to prison. (AP Photo/Paul Johannessen)

Uyghur Mihrigul Musa poses for a photo in her yard in Bergen, Norway, on May 8, 2022. Data leaked to The Associated Press shows that in a single county in the Uyghur heartland of China, the imprisonment rate is by far the highest known in the world, over 30 times higher than the rest of China. (AP Photo/Paul Johannessen)

Uyghur couple Mihrigul Musa, left, and Abduweli Ayup pose for a photograph in their yard in Bergen, Norway on May 8, 2022. Nearly one in 25 people in a county in the Uyghur heartland of China has been sentenced to prison on terrorism-related charges, in what is the highest known imprisonment rate in the world, an Associated Press review of leaked data shows. Ayup and Musa knew friends and relatives sentenced to prison according to the list. (AP Photo/Paul Johannessen)

In this photo released by Nursimangul Abdureshid, Uyghur Memetali Abdureshid sits on a swing in Hotan in China's far west Xinjiang region in July 2013. Nearly one in 25 people in a county in the Uyghur heartland of China has been sentenced to prison on terrorism-related charges, in what is the highest known imprisonment rate in the world, an Associated Press review of leaked data shows. Abdureshid, who ran a car repair shop, was listed as being sentenced to 15 years and 11 months in prison on charges of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble” and “preparing to carry out terrorist activities." (Nursimangul Abdureshid via AP)

In this photo released by Nursimangul Abdureshid, Memetali Abdureshid poses for a picture with his sister Nursimangul Abdureshid outside their family home in Sayibage township in China's far west Xinjiang region in August 2013. Nearly one in 25 people in a county in the Uyghur heartland of China has been sentenced to prison on terrorism-related charges, in what is the highest known imprisonment rate in the world, an Associated Press review of leaked data shows. Memetali Abdureshid, who ran a car repair shop, was listed as being sentenced to 15 years and 11 months in prison on charges of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble” and “preparing to carry out terrorist activities." (Nursimangul Abdureshid via AP)

In this photo released by Nursimangul Abdureshid, Memetali Abdureshid poses for a picture in Sayibage township in China's far western Xinjiang region in September 2012. Nearly one in 25 people in a county in the Uyghur heartland of China has been sentenced to prison on terrorism-related charges, in what is the highest known imprisonment rate in the world, an Associated Press review of leaked data shows. Abdureshid, who ran a car repair shop, was listed as being sentenced to 15 years and 11 months in prison on charges of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble” and “preparing to carry out terrorist activities." (Nursimangul Abdureshid via AP)

Uyghur Nursimangul Abdureshid, 34, poses for a photograph during an interview with The Associated Press in Istanbul, Turkey on May 4, 2022. Nearly one in 25 people in a county in the Uyghur heartland of China has been sentenced to prison on terrorism-related charges, in what is the highest known imprisonment rate in the world, an Associated Press review of leaked data shows. Abdureshid's brother, Memetali Abdureshid, who ran a car repair shop, was listed as being sentenced to 15 years and 11 months in prison on charges of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble” and “preparing to carry out terrorist activities." (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Uyghur Nursimangul Abdureshid, 34, shows a photograph of her family during an interview with The Associated Press in Istanbul, Turkey on May 4, 2022. Nearly one in 25 people in a county in the Uyghur heartland of China has been sentenced to prison on terrorism-related charges, in what is the highest known imprisonment rate in the world, an Associated Press review of leaked data shows. Abdureshid's brother, Memetali Abdureshid, who ran a car repair shop, was listed as being sentenced to 15 years and 11 months in prison on charges of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble” and “preparing to carry out terrorist activities." (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Uyghur Nursimangul Abdureshid, 34, reacts during an interview with The Associated Press in Istanbul, Turkey on May 4, 2022. Nearly one in 25 people in a county in the Uyghur heartland of China has been sentenced to prison on terrorism-related charges, in what is the highest known imprisonment rate in the world, an Associated Press review of leaked data shows. Abdureshid's brother, Memetali Abdureshid, who ran a car repair shop, was listed as being sentenced to 15 years and 11 months in prison on charges of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble” and “preparing to carry out terrorist activities." (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Uyghur Nursimangul Abdureshid, 34, poses for a photograph during an interview with The Associated Press in Istanbul, Turkey on May 4, 2022. Nearly one in 25 people in a county in the Uyghur heartland of China has been sentenced to prison on terrorism-related charges, in what is the highest known imprisonment rate in the world, an Associated Press review of leaked data shows. Abdureshid's brother, Memetali Abdureshid, who ran a car repair shop, was listed as being sentenced to 15 years and 11 months in prison on charges of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble” and “preparing to carry out terrorist activities." (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Uyghur county in China has highest prison rate in the world