80,000 Americans Suffer From a Cruel and Unusual Practice Most Countries Abolished
The U.S. has less than 5% of the world's population, but 25% of the world's incarcerated population. The country's prison population has increased by 700% in the last 30 years, exceeding 2 million people in 2002. Prisons are now 40% over capacity and account for a full quarter of the Department of Justice's budget. Half of inmates are serving time for drug-related offences, the majority of which involve marijuana.
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