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...per capita than Russia, Cuba, Rwanda and Turkmenistan, something's wrong; I think it must be "For-Profit" prisons.

Ref: https://www.statista.com/statistics/262962/countries-with-the-most-prisoners-per-100-000-inhabitants/

This is being overshadowed a bit by the ongoing National Orange Mess, this is not getting a lot of media coverage. One that is:

https://www.npr.org/2018/08/21/640630606/u-s-inmates-plan-nationwide-prison-strike-to-protest-labor-conditions

"Prisons should not be places of dwelling; they should be holding places until the rulers can figure out an appropriate punishment that fits and remedies the crime." (Old Asian Proverb)

Commit manslaughter, say, with a vehicle in Italy? Guess what? You have to support the deceased's dependents for a VERY long time. You can't do that from a jail cell.

Reform definitely needed, in many areas.

(I've been on lots of juries...and found that many cases swing on if the Judge's toast was burned that morning or not...don't get me wrong; that job has a very high rate of alcoholism, suicide, and busted marriages. I wouldn't want it! As for the makeup of juries and the process of picking them....another thread!)

But something HAS to be done. The current system is untenable.