By George Will – The Washington Post 6/5/2013
“…Today 700 per 100,000 are. America has nearly 5 percent of the world’s population but almost 25 percent of its prisoners. African Americans are 13 percent of the nation’s population but 37 percent of the prison population, and one in three African American men spends time incarcerated. All this takes a staggering toll on shattered families and disordered neighborhoods. …”
Read the entire article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/george-will-leahy-and-paul-plan-on-prison-sentences-makes-sense/2013/06/05/9731afba-cdfc-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html
