1% of American adults are in jail.
Thats between 2-3 million people.
Thats 1 in every 99 adults.
Thats more than twice as many as South Africa.
More than 3 times as many as Iran.
More than 6 times as many as China.
No society in history has imprisoned more of its citizens.
The '3 strikes and your out' rule has meant that Leandro Andrade is serving 2 consecutive life sentences for shoplifting 9 video tapes with a value of $153.
Another is serving 26 years for stealing four chocolate chip cookies.
1 in 30 men aged 20 - 34 in in prison.
1 in 9 black males are in prison.
There are more 17 year old black males in prison than in college.
5% of the world are American...25% of all prisoners are American.
America prohibits importing goods made through forced labor or prisoners...
YET...
...American prisons produce 100% of all military helmets, ammunition belts, bullet proof vests,
93% of domestically used paints, 36% of home appliances,
21% of office furniture, which allows America to compete with factories in Mexico.
Thus America has successfully reinvented the slave trade.
