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BainsBane

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44. the racial disparities are stark

Reply to ProSense (Reply #39)

Wed Aug 14, 2013, 12:17 PM

Aug 2013

particularly in drug sentencing.

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Here Are All Of The Nations That Incarcerate More Of Their Population Than The U.S. [View all] BainsBane Aug 2013 OP

We're #1. TexasTowelie Aug 2013 #1

We're still number one in something BainsBane Aug 2013 #3

Yay, we beat Rwanda! AZ Progressive Aug 2013 #2

I seriously wish they'd shitcan the data from all the islands eridani Aug 2013 #4

Yeah, I'm surprised China isn't on that list. BainsBane Aug 2013 #6

I bet it would be if they got rid of the island data n/t eridani Aug 2013 #7

China is #124 Lasher Aug 2013 #10

I guess they don't count labor camps in the data Art_from_Ark Aug 2013 #11

Yeah, wouldn't be a shock if they under reported BainsBane Aug 2013 #14

It seems that china is 170 without the "re-education" camps or 121 with. Warren Stupidity Aug 2013 #26

I have a really, really hard time believing the Chinese data, Art_from_Ark Aug 2013 #34

I'm amazed (not) at the responses here that are "but those foreigners". Warren Stupidity Aug 2013 #40

I am a "foreigner" where I live Art_from_Ark Aug 2013 #42

China does execute a lot of people. Warren Stupidity Aug 2013 #45

China Has A Simple Solution... KharmaTrain Aug 2013 #36

China may simply resolve potential imprisonment issues by execution struggle4progress Aug 2013 #29

USA! USA! USA! PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #5

And what a catastrophic failure this is. David__77 Aug 2013 #8

Yep, most of it is drugs BainsBane Aug 2013 #9

We had one year were we locked up 750,000 for WEED. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2013 #17

Seriously? BainsBane Aug 2013 #18

It was in an article on MSNBC. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2013 #20

Judges don't need to be sending people off to rehab either.... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2013 #19

Only about 20% is drugs, actually. joshcryer Aug 2013 #25

Not so fast there. Warren Stupidity Aug 2013 #27

Do you have a citation for that? joshcryer Aug 2013 #32

How do you know this? BainsBane Aug 2013 #43

Many of those John2 Aug 2013 #21

Take out the 20% of non-violent drug offenders. joshcryer Aug 2013 #24

Again, WOD is the direct cause of most violent crime. Warren Stupidity Aug 2013 #28

I looked it up, you're simply wrong: joshcryer Aug 2013 #33

No my claim is that the war on drugs is a direct cause of violent crime. Warren Stupidity Aug 2013 #41

FREEDUMB! FREEDUMB! FREEDUMB! blkmusclmachine Aug 2013 #12

Hah! Take that, St. Kitts and Nevis! Comrade Grumpy Aug 2013 #13

But aside from our incarceration rate we are the bestest! Enthusiast Aug 2013 #15

During the Bush Years some Republican Thug bragged about giving Iraq a primo prison.... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2013 #16

Is this what they mean when they say Freedom isn't Free? B Calm Aug 2013 #22

Cuba and Russia are 6th and 7th here. joshcryer Aug 2013 #23

Yes we should ignore the shit going on here and focus on those foreigners, Warren Stupidity Aug 2013 #30

Or we could focus on shit here. joshcryer Aug 2013 #31

"Cheered on a regular basis" mick063 Aug 2013 #38

And now the Tea Party wants to hand off the system to corporations davidn3600 Aug 2013 #35

There's profit in them thar prisons liberal N proud Aug 2013 #37

Which is why ProSense Aug 2013 #39

the racial disparities are stark BainsBane Aug 2013 #44