June 5, 2012
DEFEND NEW ORLEANS: How Louisiana Became The World's 'Prison Capital'

defendneworleans:

A new expose by The Times-Picayune of New Orleans calls Louisiana the “world’s prison capital.”

The state imprisons more people per capita than any other state or country in the world, with one out of every 86 adults behind bars. Its rate of incarceration is three times higher than Iran’s and…

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