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The US is home to 5% of the world's population, and just under 25% of the world's prisoners. (I only know this because it was mentioned in the first post on Hubski I ever commented on.)
You're right Nik, it's sad and wrong and dysfunctional. It would take great will and vision to change that. It's hard to imagine a movement to change that statistic since the incarcerated are the most disenfranchised of any group. Still, the process of change has to start somewhere.
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NikolaiFyodorov · 4175 days ago · link ·
Given that the overwhelming majority of sentences relate to possession (this is so, yes?), I assume drug liberalisation would be a step forward. Recent moves to decriminalise marijuana in some states suggest things might be thawing a little...