Re:At $249 per day, prison stays leave ex-inmates deep in debt
by culi on Saturday August 27, 2022 @07:23PM
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That's still quite high. But the real thing that contributes to the US' crazy high incarceration rates is we tend to have much longer sentences than other countries
The US doesn't actually have that much higher crime rates than other countries otherwise though
Another issue, like this article points out, is that once you're in even if you get out your life is pretty much ruined and you're much more likely to go back in
The US doesn't actually have that much higher crime rates than other countries otherwise though
Another issue, like this article points out, is that once you're in even if you get out your life is pretty much ruined and you're much more likely to go back in