Pubdate: Wed, 02 Mar 2005
Source: Toronto Star (CN ON)
Copyright: 2005 The Toronto Star
Contact:  http://www.thestar.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/456
Author: Kirk Muse
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v05/n331/a07.html

MOST INCARCERATED NATION IN HISTORY

Re. Bush dodges as addicts rot in jail Opinion, Feb. 27.

Kudos to Joe Conason for his outstanding op-ed. I'd like to add that the 
United States is the most incarcerated nation in history. Although we have 
fewer than 5 per cent of the world's population, we have more than 25 per 
cent of the world's prisoners. In other words, one out of every four 
prisoners in the world is locked in an American jail or prison.

Kirk Muse

Mesa, Ariz. 
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