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U.S. prison population largest in world

The Baltimore Sun

With a record-setting 2 million people now locked up in American jails and prisons, the United States has overtaken Russia and has a higher percentage of its citizens behind bars than any other country.

702 people in the slam per 100,000.

Geez, that's a bunch. I'm not saying they don't deserve to be in there. I am saying it's a sick society which has so many people in the slam.

And a higher percentage THAN ANY OTHER COUNTRY. Higher than Russia, China, Iran, ANYWHERE.

That's depressing. You sort of wonder where we'd get the temerity to tell others how to live their lives.

(Was that the only typo you found?)

Arf

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