We Need to Talk about Our Prison Population Problem
There are a lot of problems with our prison system, but the one I’m referring to in the title of my post is twofold. One, non-violent offenders often receive sentences that are disproportionate to their crime; and two, our prisons have become overcrowded and sometimes even inhumane because of all the non-violent offenders whiling away lengthy sentences behind bars.
Let’s take a look at some of the statistics first. As of 2009, there were 2.23 million Americans serving time [...]
