The U.S. should examine its own justice/prison system before condemning those of other coutries.
The United States has the world’s highest reported incarceration rate. Although it has less than 5 percent of the world’s population, it has almost one-quarter of the world’s prisoners. And for the first time in history, more than 1 in 100 American adults are behind bars.

Many inmates are serving long sentences for nonviolent crimes, including minor drug offenses.
Source: "Sen. Webb’s Call for Prison Reform - NY Times - December 31, 2008



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