1. America's Broken Prison System
Rehabilitation is almost a rarity in the prison world. ... Also, only 3% of the total Canadian population is black while 9.5% of federal inmates today are black (an increase of 80% since 2003) (Zinger, I. 2013). ... The total number of people incarcerated has grown from 330,000 in 1980 to around 2 million today (Blumstein, A. 2000). ... The average lockdown lasted twelve days while at least 20 lockdowns lasted for 60 days (Blumstein, A. 2000). ... Prisons would be doing a great job if prisoners were ready to get into the work world, get a stable job, and start contributing to society. ...
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