The United States is the world’s foremost prison nation-with the highest percentage of people behind bars-and Louisiana is its capital, with the most senseless mix of lengthy sentences for non-violent crimes, skyrocketing prison costs, and little evidence that its ‘lock ’em up and forget ’em
Saturday, November 9th, 2013
Non-Violent Offenders Fill Jails in Prison Nation’s Worst State: Louisiana
Author: STEVEN ROSENFELD
Source: AlterNet (U.S.)
Publication Date: 30-Oct-13
Link: Non-Violent Offenders Fill Jails in Prison Nation’s Worst State: Louisiana
Source: AlterNet (U.S.)
Publication Date: 30-Oct-13
Link: Non-Violent Offenders Fill Jails in Prison Nation’s Worst State: Louisiana
Stephan: This is the latest on the Prison Privatization trend showing how it is creating the New American Slavery. I find it amazing that this is going on, and nobody talks about it. Two years ago when I first really saw this trend, and wrote about it, I thought people would be outraged. (See: The New American Slavery. http://www.explorejournal.com/article/S1550-8307%2811%2900043-7/fulltext). They aren't however, and 2.4 million men and women are in prison. Change has been very hard.
