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Part of the issue is that the United States has 25% of the world's prison population and only 6% of Total population the world. When you are the jailingest coun
by CreateAccount50 2y ago
Part of the issue is that the United States has 25% of the world's prison population and only 6% of Total population the world. When you are the jailingest country in the world per capita by a large margin - More than Russia, Saudi Arabia, iran - You got the question how flippantly we put people in a cage.
- datavirtue 2y agoWhat if all those other jurisdictions are doing it wrong? The US, in my opinion, is the only justice system with sane prison terms.
- giraffe_lady 2y agoJudged by how effective they are right? At preventing crime and especially recidivism? We compare extremely well against our peer nations on these metrics, the ones who have much less "sane prison terms." Right?