America is now the world's number one incarcerator with a record 1 in every 100 Americans in prison.
Think that ratio looks bad? If you're a man between 20 and 34, its one 1 out of 30, and if you're a black man in that age range, its 1 in 9. For women, its still pretty stark.
So what should we do? I propose the following:
This seems to be, at times, almost a silent issue, as lately its been politically expedient to be "tough on crime."
So what do you think?
Update: Pew Center on the States news release