Monday, June 8, 2009

Are we that bad!?

BBC World News today reported that United States prisons hold 25% of the total prisoners in the world. The land of the free is home to greatest number of prisoners. The war on drugs, 3-strike laws and mandatory sentencing are pointed to as major reason behind the large prison population.
Whatever the reasons, the raw numbers certainly give me pause.

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