Lee, Michelle Ye Hee. “Yes, U.S. Locks People up at a Higher Rate than Any Other Country.” The Washington Post, WP Company, 7 July 2015, www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2015/07/07/yes-u-s-locks-people-up-at-a-higher-rate-than-any-other-country/?utm_term=.9f7a92c9b0f3. This Washington Post Article explains that the US while only home to less then 5 percent of the worlds population the US holds 25 percent of the worlds prison population which is bad for those incarcerated and for everyday taxpayers.
“Harsh Justice: Comparing Prisons Around the World.” Criminal Justice Degree Hub, www.criminaljusticedegreehub.com/worldprisons/. This website compares the amount of inmates incarcerated and killed throughout the world even with the death penalty still imposed in some states and abolished in other nations the US still does not execute prisoners as much as other nations throughout the world which makes me question why the death penalty is still imposed. Sterbenz, Christina. “Why Norway's Prison System Is so Successful.” Business Insider, Business Insider, 11 Dec. 2014, www.businessinsider.com/why-norways-prison-system-is-so-successful-2014-12. This article explains the living situations in Norway’s prisons. This article also showed that the rate at which prisoners leave prison and stay out of prison unlike the US which has a very high retention rate. Scommegna, Tyjen Tsai and Paola. U.S. Has World's Highest Incarceration Rate, www.prb.org/Publications/Articles/2012/us-incarceration.aspx. This article explains the US incarceration rate. With prisons being overcrowded and underfunded prisoners in the US are in for a terrible inhumane experience only to be let out with nothing to do and no where to go.
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