Mass Incarceration: American Civil Liberties Union - 0 views
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nadira1991 on 21 Nov 16America, land of the free, has earned the disturbing distinction of being the world's leading jailer. Representing just 5 percent of the world's population, we now hold 25 percent of its inmates. The "tough on crime" politics of the 1980s and 1990s fueled an explosion in incarceration rates.