the sentencing project is a fantastic resource, indeed. that said, I don't think 8% is small, and the relative growth, the shift from public to private prison

the sentencing project is a fantastic resource, indeed. that said, I don't think 8% is small, and the relative growth, the shift from public to private prisons is remarkable: https://www.sentencingproject.org/publications/capitalizing-on-mass-incarceration-u-s-growth-in-private-prisons/ https://www.sentencingproject.org/publications/capitalizing-... and also, as a European I was shocked to learn about voter disenfranchisement in the US as a regular common part of many convictions. https://www.sentencingproject.org/publications/felony-disenfranchisement-a-primer/ https://www.sentencingproject.org/publications/felony-disenf... voting right is a human right.