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minus-squarejettrscga@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-218 days agoThe population of Maryland is 6.165 million. 100k people is 1.6% of the state’s population. That seems insane.
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·18 days agoAmerica has had a gulag system in place since the Civil War. When the Civil Rights Act finally came through, conservatives needed a new way to criminalize being black.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·17 days agoOn the other hand, 0.7% of the U.S. population is in prison right now, so that actually sounds low if anything. Disturbing, but it does sound low.
minus-squareUltraMagnus0001@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·17 days agoWe are next to Russia for the most imprisoned.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·17 days agoWe are way past Russia. https://www.statista.com/statistics/262961/countries-with-the-most-prisoners/ Even per capita, we’re past Russia (although nowhere near El Salvador) https://www.statista.com/statistics/262962/countries-with-the-most-prisoners-per-100-000-inhabitants/
The population of Maryland is 6.165 million. 100k people is 1.6% of the state’s population.
That seems insane.
America has had a gulag system in place since the Civil War. When the Civil Rights Act finally came through, conservatives needed a new way to criminalize being black.
Jaywalking is another way
On the other hand, 0.7% of the U.S. population is in prison right now, so that actually sounds low if anything. Disturbing, but it does sound low.
We are next to Russia for the most imprisoned.
We are way past Russia.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/262961/countries-with-the-most-prisoners/
Even per capita, we’re past Russia (although nowhere near El Salvador)
https://www.statista.com/statistics/262962/countries-with-the-most-prisoners-per-100-000-inhabitants/