Sunday, March 3, 2019

How the US loves sending its citizens to prison

Californian Craig Coley spent 37 years in prison for two murders he never committed.

Last week the 71-year-old Simi Valley resident was awarded a $21 million settlement.

At the end of 2016 approximately 2.2 million people were held in federal, state and correctional facilities in the United States.

According to experts, one in three African-American men will spend time in prison if current trends continue.

The US has the highest incarceration rate in the world.

1 comment:

Michael said...

This link my be of interest to those who would like to know more of the US prison system as an industry.

https://www.globalresearch.ca/the-prison-industry-in-the-united-states-big-business-or-a-new-form-of-slavery/8289/amp

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