And lest you think that perhaps we imprison so many people out of necessity, the following chart should shock you:
Sure, we're killing and stealing less, but little things like that won't stop the government from finding reasons to lock people up.
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Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Land of the Mostly Free
Some interesting charts from the Center for Economic and Policy Research on the incarceration rate in the US compared to other countries:
And lest you think that perhaps we imprison so many people out of necessity, the following chart should shock you:
Sure, we're killing and stealing less, but little things like that won't stop the government from finding reasons to lock people up.
And lest you think that perhaps we imprison so many people out of necessity, the following chart should shock you:
Sure, we're killing and stealing less, but little things like that won't stop the government from finding reasons to lock people up.
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