America's Corrupt Justice System: Federal Private Prison Populations Grew by 784% in 10 Year Span
Friday, May 24, 2013 - 07:00
in Mathematics & Economics
By David Harris-Gershon (@David_EHG) From 1999-2010, the total U.S. prison population rose 18 percent, an increase largely reflected by the "drug war" and stringent sentencing guidelines, such as three strikes laws and mandatory minimum sentences. However, total private priso …