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by horsemessiah 2117 days ago
The U.S. has 22% of the worlds prisoners, despite only having 4% of the population, if you really wanna talk about prison.
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pnw_hazor 2117 days ago
US also has 22%+ of the worlds wealth. Prisons and justice systems are expensive.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distribution_of_wealth_by_coun...

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mas3god 2117 days ago
At least the prisons aren't re-education camps to worship USA culture and the Federal Government. At least I can publicly talk about evil government abuse of its citizens, unlike Chinese people living under the CCP's shadow.
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