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malaise

(268,693 posts) Sat Jun 7, 2014, 02:36 PM Jun 2014

US has more children in prisons than any other country in the industrialized world

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US has more children in prisons than any other country in the industrialized world (Original Post) malaise Jun 2014 OP

We're #1! Comrade Grumpy Jun 2014 #1

It is a sign of a very sick judicial system, KitSileya Jun 2014 #2

K&R woo me with science Jun 2014 #3

Link? Michigander_Life Jun 2014 #4

heres 1 Go Vols Jun 2014 #6

Private prisons. CORRUPTION. woo me with science Jun 2014 #5

We're still industrialized? Atman Jun 2014 #7

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #8

Comrade Grumpy

(13,184 posts)

1. We're #1!

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Sat Jun 7, 2014, 03:26 PM

Jun 2014

KitSileya

(4,035 posts)

2. It is a sign of a very sick judicial system,

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Sat Jun 7, 2014, 04:26 PM

Jun 2014

and ultimately, a very sick society. Putting children in prison, especially adult prisons, is just wrong. I'm not saying it is on par with stoning women who marry without their father's consent, but the US is down in the gutter with such countries as Pakistan, Saudi Arabia et al when it comes to its justice system.

woo me with science

(32,139 posts)

3. K&R

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Sun Jun 8, 2014, 11:34 AM

Jun 2014

Michigander_Life

(549 posts)

4. Link?

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Sun Jun 8, 2014, 11:35 AM

Jun 2014

Go Vols

(5,902 posts)

6. heres 1

Reply to Michigander_Life (Reply #4)

Mon Jun 9, 2014, 05:09 PM

Jun 2014

Through the juvenile courts and the adult criminal justice system, the United States incarcerates more of its youth than any other country in the world, a reflection of the larger trends in incarceration practices in the United States. In 2002, approximately 126,000 juveniles were incarcerated in youth detention facilities alone.[1] Approximately 500,000 youth are brought to detention centers in a given year.[

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youth_incarceration_in_the_United_States

Edit: The US is the only country that puts children in prison for life.: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/20/juvenile-life-without-parole_n_3962983.html

“The True Measure of Any Society can be found in how it treats its most vulnerable members” – Ghandi