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by rufus_foreman
1751 days ago
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"If all prisoners are counted (including those juvenile, territorial, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) (immigration detention), Indian country, and military), then in 2008 the United States had around 24.7% of the world's 9.8 million prisoners." --https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_incarceration_ra... The list of countries by incarceration rate is at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_incarcera.... About 5% of people in the US go to prison at some point, 9% for males, 16% for Hispanic males, and 29% for black males.
https://bjs.ojp.gov/content/pub/pdf/Llgsfp.pdf "About one-quarter of U.S. adults report having a mental health diagnosis such as anxiety or depression or experiencing emotional distress. This is one of the highest rates among 11 high-income countries.
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The United States has some of the worst mental health–related outcomes, including the highest suicide rate and second-highest drug-related death rate." --https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2... And of course, "Approximately 80 percent of the global opioid supply is consumed in the United States". -- https://www.cnbc.com/2016/04/27/americans-consume-almost-all... |
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