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13. That should be broken down to violent crimes and non-violent crimes.

Sun Jan 29, 2012, 03:51 PM

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There are more people in US prisons now than were in Stalin's gulags. [View all] dixiegrrrrl Jan 2012 OP

I'll say it once again: BUSINESS IS EVIL gopiscrap Jan 2012 #3

You become what you hate. nt bemildred Jan 2012 #5

Well, it's a metaphor, one doesn't want to be too literal with it. bemildred Jan 2012 #11

Good edit. bemildred Jan 2012 #12

When will we ever change? morningfog Jan 2012 #6

This is a great, informative article. Project Grudge Jan 2012 #7

Stalin didn't have as many in gulags SnakeEyes Jan 2012 #8

Not everybody incarcerated in the USSR was in a GULag. Igel Jan 2012 #9

What causes the imprisonment rate to be too high is that morningfog Jan 2012 #16

Land of the free, home of the brave Hawkowl Jan 2012 #14

"they're tryin' to build a prison, for you and me to live in..." Soylent Brice Jan 2012 #15

Hey, you!!! dixiegrrrrl Jan 2012 #17

hey stranger! Soylent Brice Feb 2012 #20

Really glad to see you here. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2012 #21

K&R Solly Mack Jan 2012 #18

great read n/t RainDog Feb 2012 #22

concerning Obamas tough stance on marijuana.... patrick t. cakes Feb 2012 #24

For profit prisons are only going to make things worse. sarcasmo Feb 2012 #27

We live in a special kind of police state Rex Feb 2012 #29

That is nothing new, actually, here. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2012 #30