America’s Absurdly High Incarceration Rate [Infographics] – The United States is often touted as the Land of the Free. However, its overcrowded prisons and jails, brimming with inmates at an unprecedented rate, paints a very different picture.
Since 1980, the number of prisoners per 100,00 US. Residents has more than tripled, an increase brought on partially by the war on drugs and loger sentences.
America's Absurdly High Incarceration Rate Infographic
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