The data, the statistics on this particular problem, the Bureau of Prisons and our high levels of incarceration rates are pretty stark. In 1980, for example, there were 25,000 people in the in the federal prison system. Today. Today there's 209,000. That's a 736% increase as our population's only increased 40% in total. Back in 1980, there were about 500,000 people in prison. Today there's 2.3 million. We, as in America, have the highest level of incarceration in the world. (01:08–01:15)
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