Yep, US has the highest rate of incarceration compared to any other country. It's kind of insane that 1 in every 1000 people is in jail/prison. Not only is it a

Yep, US has the highest rate of incarceration compared to any other country. It's kind of insane that 1 in every 1000 people is in jail/prison. Not only is it a huge cost to the government maintaining that many prisoners, but it's also a huge drain to the economy to have that many humans contained within 4 walls. Some of them even spending so much time in solitude that they'd rather commit suicide and end their lives. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_incarceration_rate#/media/File:Incarceration_rates_worldwide.gif https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_incarceration_ra... We have a long way to go as humanity before we can call ourselves an advanced civilization that cares for every being on the planet and the planet itself in a sustainable way.