Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Semester Project- The Prison Problem in the United States

The connection between increased, strict legislation against drug offenses and drastically increased number of prisoners has been made time and time again, yet this vast social problem has yet to have seen any light of improvement. The US is home to less than 5 percent of the world’s entire population, yet it houses 25 percent of the world’s prison population. In my article, I expose some revealing statistics on prisons in the United States and explore some analysis as to why this is happening.
My article can be viewed on this blog here.
My prezi can be viewed here.

Bibliography


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Justice Policy Institute. "Gaming the System: How the Political Strategies of Private Prison Companies Promote Ineffective Incarceration Policies." justicepolicy. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Dec. 2012. <http:/http://www.justicepolicy.org/uploads/justicepolicy/documents/gaming_the_system_-_executive_summary.pdf>.




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