Very well said. And here is that description of scale [1]: As of 2009 "The United States has the highest documented incarceration rate in the world." "The Uni

Very well said. And here is that description of scale [1]: As of 2009 "The United States has the highest documented incarceration rate in the world." "The United States' incarceration rate is, according to 2009 figures, 743 persons imprisoned per 100,000 (as of 2009). The United States has 5% of the world's population and 25% of the world's incarcerated population." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incarceration_in_the_United_States#Incarceration_rate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incarceration_in_the_United_Sta...