Why The US Prison System Is The Worst In The Developed World

The US incarcerates more people - both per capita and by sheer numbers - than any other nation on earth. Our prisons are inhumane hellholes, and private prisons are making a killing. Let's talk about our horrendous prison system and look at some much better justice systems in other countries.
Citations and further info:
Number of Prisoners by Country: www.statista.c...
US Incarceration Rate: en.wikipedia.o...
Prison Pay Statistics: www.prisonpoli...
Companies that use prison labor: corpaccountabi...
Prison Industry + Private Sector Statistics: worthrises.org...
US criminal justice philosophy: www.tandfonlin...
Pre-Incarceration income statistics: www.prisonpoli...
US banks money laundering: www.theguardia...
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