Slow economy impacts US prisons system - 18 Oct 2008

The United States imprisons more individuals per capita than any other country in the world - almost one in one hundred adults.

Total spending on the correctional system topped $49bn in 2007.

With current financial turmoil in the US, budget cutbacks have been forced and newly-released inmates are facing a bleak re-entry into society.

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[TainaAtheist1]

America = Prison Nation

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[Ahmedo1984]

it is time for America and the west to feel what they have put people in 3 world countrys to by eating their right of equal share in this world to by nice cars and houses.

Qur'an

11:85 "And O my people! give just measure and weight, nor withhold from the people the things that are their due: commit not evil in the land with intent to do mischief.

[dsspike51]

49 billion- that's more than the pentagons budget.

[IVoteNone]

"Tax paying, law abiding, citizens." This sort of domestication is inconsistent with freedom.

[aviomaster]

CCCP should have destroyed USA in 1989 That is why GOD punish them, Russians are stupid Fuck the USA

[rufullofshitusa]

PRIVATE SECTOR THE GOVERNMENT SPENDING WASTEFUL TAX DOLLARS INTO THEIR FAT ASS THEIR OWN FAMILY LIVING LARGER THEN YOU TRY STUDY HARD FOR NOTHING TO COMPARE PAY RATE THEN PUBLIC SECTOR UNION WORKER..... START DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT PLS.

[rufullofshitusa]

VOTE NO (STOP) PUBLIC SECTOR GOVERNMENT UNION WORKER FROM BANKRUPTING AMERICA!!!!!!!!!!!! THEIR PENSION IS INSURED FOR LIFE THEN YOUR PRIVATE SECTOR OF YOUR 401K PLUS ALL THEY NEED IS THE BASIC EDUCATION...DONT HAVE TO BE WELL EDUCATED LIKE PRIVATE SECTOR AND STILL MAKE OVER 100 THOUSAND A YEAR... THINK!!!!!!

[zaneshark]

@TainaAtheist1 Absolutely! Welcome to wonderful Jesus country of USA! hahaha

[duanescot]

go outside, and look around at ALL the signs telling you what you can, or cannot do, and the fines associated with them, we live in a police state people, the government has no accountability for anything and we are all here simply to milk dry, tax dollars being the only real use they have for us..

[BlackPride1000]

DONT DO THE CRIME. OH! YOU WILL GET AWAY FOR AWHILE, BUT

THEY WILL EVENTUALLY CATCH YOU, AND MOST WILL TALK TO

REDUCE THEIR SENTENCE. ITS NOT WORTH IT.

[cpadill5]

@theroomunderground yes, just to increase county hospital rates, homelessness, and brain fried citizens - and you paying for their welfare! Think think think!

[Glenn666]

@vdvsoldat The 16th amendmant of our constitution was not ratified with a constitutional majority yet somehow if I neglect to file a 1040 I can have my house taken? The state governments need to put the feds in there goddamn place