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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: statista.com/statistics/262961/countries-with-the-most-prisoners
US Incarceration Rate: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_incarceration_rate
Prison Pay Statistics: prisonpolicy.org/reports/wage_policies.html
Companies that use prison labor: corpaccountabilitylab.org/calblog/2020/8/5/private-companies-producing-with-us-prison-labor-in-2020-prison-labor-in-the-us-part-ii
Prison Industry + Private Sector Statistics: worthrises.org/theprisonindustry2020
US criminal justice philosophy: tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07418829300091811
Pre-Incarceration income statistics: prisonpolicy.org/reports/income.html
US banks money laundering: theguardian.com/world/2011/apr/03/us-bank-mexico-drug-gangs
Footage courtesy of:
Norway prison system: youtube.com/watch?v=zNpehw-Yjvs
Norway’s More Humane Prison Design: youtube.com/watch?v=5v13wrVEQ2M
Finland prison system: youtube.com/watch?v=l554kV12Wuo
American Private Prisons: youtube.com/watch?v=WJHY9O3xwjk
American Prison Documentary: youtube.com/watch?v=xrnw_sN5VnY
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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: statista.com/statistics/262961/countries-with-the-most-prisoners
US Incarceration Rate: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_incarceration_rate
Prison Pay Statistics: prisonpolicy.org/reports/wage_policies.html
Companies that use prison labor: corpaccountabilitylab.org/calblog/2020/8/5/private-companies-producing-with-us-prison-labor-in-2020-prison-labor-in-the-us-part-ii
Prison Industry + Private Sector Statistics: worthrises.org/theprisonindustry2020
US criminal justice philosophy: tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07418829300091811
Pre-Incarceration income statistics: prisonpolicy.org/reports/income.html
US banks money laundering: theguardian.com/world/2011/apr/03/us-bank-mexico-drug-gangs
Footage courtesy of:
Norway prison system: youtube.com/watch?v=zNpehw-Yjvs
Norway’s More Humane Prison Design: youtube.com/watch?v=5v13wrVEQ2M
Finland prison system: youtube.com/watch?v=l554kV12Wuo
American Private Prisons: youtube.com/watch?v=WJHY9O3xwjk
American Prison Documentary: youtube.com/watch?v=xrnw_sN5VnY
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