Ron Johnson: “We, as in America, have the highest level of incarceration…”

“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. In 2014 or 2013, it was 716 people per 100,000 population. The next closest country was Rwanda with 492. Take a look at Canada, it's 118.” (01:22–01:28)

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