It spends $80 billion every year on the prison service.
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Interesting statistics and comparison, Michael. But I am not sure your piece justifies the headline. After all, something like one in five prisoners in the USA has not (yet?) in fact been sentenced!
Maybe that's why they also need the most guns!
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