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Sadly, such a system would never work in the United States. We have far too many people already behind bars to make these types of prisons feasible. Our incarce
by Derferman 16y ago
Sadly, such a system would never work in the United States. We have far too many people already behind bars to make these types of prisons feasible. Our incarceration rate is 756 per 100,000[1] citizens, the highest in the world. Until we figure out how to put less people behind bars, our prison system will always be a huge mess.
[1]: http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2009/10/02/us-tops-in-world-prison-population-ranking/tab/article/ http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2009/10/02/us-tops-in-world-prison-...
- steveklabnik 16y agoIt's not that hard to figure out. If we just got on that whole drug decriminalization / legalization bit, we'd drastically reduce our prison population.
- KC8ZKF 16y agoOne way to reduce prison population is to reduce recidivism. The article states that Norway's recidivist rate is %20, compared to the United States %50-%60.