That article is fucking terrible. They spend a bunch of time "interpreting" and giving conclusions without going into the reasons for those interpretations and conclusions. I don't see anything in that article that is explaining the "current intractable institutional and structural obstacles to ensuring a minimally…
The Harris County Jail in Houston, TX is the third largest joint in the country and one of the largest in the world. Only the Rikers Island (which is actually a complex of 10 different jails) and the LA County Jail (largest on the planet) are larger. 25% of the $1.5 billion Harris County budget is law enforcement, with…
Educate yourself before even thinking about commenting on the US prison system. It's so broken it's possibly the most depressing thing in the world right now, because unlike the other hotbeds of human suffering, their is no excuse other than American's lust for revenge and hatred toward their fellow man. Required watching:…