Sobering statistic 'o the Day

Sobering statistic 'o the Day

by digby


USA: 22% of the world's prison population. 4.6% of world population overall.

— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) April 19, 2015


Huh. Now why would that be? I'm sure the fact that vast numbers of the incarcerated are black has absolutely nothing to do with it.


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