mcmur t1_jechgly wrote on March 31, 2023 at 12:25 AM

The US prison system is a human rights abuse at the very least, and I would argue could meaningfully constitute a crime against humanity.

GamingRanger t1_jecngzi wrote on March 31, 2023 at 1:10 AM

In what way?

mcmur t1_jefucc3 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 6:28 PM

Because its unjustly robs people of their rights and freedoms for stupid drug possession charges.

Valbertnie t1_jed4rur wrote on March 31, 2023 at 3:30 AM

Do you want violent gang members to live next door to you? What about sex offenders and murderers?

mcmur t1_jefu7xb wrote on March 31, 2023 at 6:27 PM

Did you miss the part where most people are in the US prison system due to drug related offenses?

Its literally in the chart.

Valbertnie t1_jeg1gdh wrote on March 31, 2023 at 7:15 PM

Did you miss the part that this is a chart of Federal Prisons and federal crimes, not state prisons with other crime types? It's literally in the chart.

Do you know the difference between federal crimes and state crimes? Focusing on federal crimes and prisons without looking at state prisons and convictions is only giving a small portion of the big picture.

mcmur t1_jeh18yn wrote on March 31, 2023 at 11:26 PM

So you’re telling me there are hundreds of thousands more people locked up in prison for victimless offences and that this is only a “small portion” (your words) of folks locked up in the US prison system?

And you think that’s a good thing? The US locks more people for then any other country on earth by a long shot including the Soviet Union at its height.

Ok enjoy lol.