Here's a link to an interesting little chart that treats each state as if it were its own nation, then compares it to the rest of the world regarding to prison population per 100,000 people. Louisiana leads the list (1,341), followed by Mississippi, Oklahoma, Georgia, and Texas. The state with the lowest rate was Vermont (254), followed by Maine, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire. But even Vermont was over 100 people higher than the UK, which has second-highest rate among the founding NATO members.

The site doesn't mention whether or not the prison number includes out of state inmates or not, so I'm taking it with a grain of salt. Still, the chart says all you really need to know: America has a prison problem.

http://www.prisonpolicy.org/global/

(06-25-2014 05:32 PM)Love and Honor Wrote:  America has a prison problem.

No, we have a crime problem. All to often we treat criminals with more respect and dignity than their victims - simply put, there's not enough severity in going to jail for people to not want to go there in the first place.

The next thing you have to look at is how many illegals are in are jails. Most other countries don't have that problem.

Next up is that many of those countries have low prison populations because their no-nonsense death penalty reduces the prisoner numbers. Also, in those countries if you get caught shop lifting they just cut your hand of and you're free to go.

Stone 'em.
We have guns. Easier to do crime.
More things to steal. Better law enforcement.
Don't see a big deal.

(06-25-2014 05:32 PM)Love and Honor Wrote:  Here's a link to an interesting little chart that treats each state as if it were its own nation, then compares it to the rest of the world regarding to prison population per 100,000 people. Louisiana leads the list (1,341), followed by Mississippi, Oklahoma, Georgia, and Texas. The state with the lowest rate was Vermont (254), followed by Maine, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire. But even Vermont was over 100 people higher than the UK, which has second-highest rate among the founding NATO members.

The site doesn't mention whether or not the prison number includes out of state inmates or not, so I'm taking it with a grain of salt. Still, the chart says all you really need to know: America has a prison problem.

http://www.prisonpolicy.org/global/

let's turn them all loose in your neighborhood.

(06-25-2014 05:32 PM)Love and Honor Wrote:  Here's a link to an interesting little chart that treats each state as if it were its own nation, then compares it to the rest of the world regarding to prison population per 100,000 people. Louisiana leads the list (1,341), followed by Mississippi, Oklahoma, Georgia, and Texas. The state with the lowest rate was Vermont (254), followed by Maine, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire. But even Vermont was over 100 people higher than the UK, which has second-highest rate among the founding NATO members.

The site doesn't mention whether or not the prison number includes out of state inmates or not, so I'm taking it with a grain of salt. Still, the chart says all you really need to know: America has a prison problem.

http://www.prisonpolicy.org/global/

The war on drugs.

(06-25-2014 09:08 PM)EagleX Wrote:  

(06-25-2014 05:32 PM)Love and Honor Wrote:  Here's a link to an interesting little chart that treats each state as if it were its own nation, then compares it to the rest of the world regarding to prison population per 100,000 people. Louisiana leads the list (1,341), followed by Mississippi, Oklahoma, Georgia, and Texas. The state with the lowest rate was Vermont (254), followed by Maine, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire. But even Vermont was over 100 people higher than the UK, which has second-highest rate among the founding NATO members.

The site doesn't mention whether or not the prison number includes out of state inmates or not, so I'm taking it with a grain of salt. Still, the chart says all you really need to know: America has a prison problem.

http://www.prisonpolicy.org/global/

let's turn them all loose in your neighborhood.

Obama will just before he leaves office.

(06-25-2014 09:13 PM)GoApps70 Wrote:  

(06-25-2014 09:08 PM)EagleX Wrote:  

(06-25-2014 05:32 PM)Love and Honor Wrote:  Here's a link to an interesting little chart that treats each state as if it were its own nation, then compares it to the rest of the world regarding to prison population per 100,000 people. Louisiana leads the list (1,341), followed by Mississippi, Oklahoma, Georgia, and Texas. The state with the lowest rate was Vermont (254), followed by Maine, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire. But even Vermont was over 100 people higher than the UK, which has second-highest rate among the founding NATO members.

The site doesn't mention whether or not the prison number includes out of state inmates or not, so I'm taking it with a grain of salt. Still, the chart says all you really need to know: America has a prison problem.

http://www.prisonpolicy.org/global/

let's turn them all loose in your neighborhood.

Obama will just before he leaves office.

touche.

Holy crap. Something Alabama isn't in the bottom 10 in (besides football).

the internet is so full of crap. this website is nearly as authoritative as marissa miller's facebook page.

Dude. Don't harsh my buzz.

(06-25-2014 09:38 PM)Smaug Wrote:  Dude. Don't harsh my buzz.

point taken. edited just for you.