Originally posted by oxmixmudd
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ETA: When it comes to our penal system, I have little patience for the gross injustices it represents, and the harm that it has done to at least the last two generations of our young people. Privatizing prisons was one of the worst things this country ever did - and the fact that we incarcerate the highest percentage of our citizens is mind-boggling. At 737 of every 100,000 citizens, and jails at 107% occupancy, the only other country that even comes close is Russia. After that, rates drop to less than 1/2 of ours, and by the time you get to the 8th most penal country the rate is less than 1/4 ours. Something is badly out of joint.
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