> Keeping criminals in prison is freedom--freedom to own a store and not being robbed, for instance. I think when people mention the high incarceration rate in

> Keeping criminals in prison is freedom--freedom to own a store and not being robbed, for instance. I think when people mention the high incarceration rate in the U.S., they're usually bemoaning not the armed robbers, but those that are incarcerated for three-strikes laws, recreational drug use, non-violent recidivism, and those unconvicted but unable to afford bail.