You're More Likely To Go To Jail Than You Think. Take A Look.

The United States has the highest incarceration rate of any country in the world — higher than China, Iran, and Russia(!). That wasn't always the case, But when we began sending people to jail for nonviolent drug offenses, the prison population skyrocketed. Share now if you think the "land of the free" shouldn't look like this. 

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The United States has the highest incarceration rate of any country in the world — higher than China, Iran, and Russia(!). That wasn't always the case, But when we began sending people to jail for nonviolent drug offenses, the prison population skyrocketed. Share now if you think the "land of the free" shouldn't look like this. 

ORIGINAL: By Wikipedia editor Pwrm. Based on Justice Policy Institute and Department of Justice statistics.
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