Slavery in the Land of the Free

[StormInateacup]

Initially I asked this on Yahoo as a troll. Specifically to upset the fuckwits in Law and Ethics.

But as I researched the figures it got more and more serious and it will not last there, so I put it here too.


If the US & the UK are such bastions of freedom, why do they both imprison more of their own citizenry?
than most other nations on earth?

The US: 1 in every 99.6 Americans is a prisoner.

UK: 1 in every 148 citizens is a prisoner.

The US has the highest incarceration rate in the world and the UK the Highest incarceration rate in Europe.

China: 1 in every 111 citizens.

Venezuela: 1 in every 152 citizens is a prisoner.

Turkey: 1 in every 174 citizens is a prisoner.

Iran: 1 in every 193 citizens is a prisoner.


100% of all military helmets, ID tags, bullet proof vests and ammunition belts are produced by US prison labour.

93% of all domestically produced house paints are produced in US prisons.

36% of domestically produced home appliances are made in prisons.

21% of all domestically produced office furniture is made in prisons.

The wage for a US prisoner employed at any of these tasks is 25 cents an hour.


But wait: There's more:

25% of the world's prisoners are in US gaols.

More African American teenage males are in prison than are in College.

1 in 9 African American males is either in prison or has been in prison at some stage of his life.



Jeeze I wonder why there are no manufacturing jobs on the outside - and why African American communities seem to have a lot of single mothers hanging about.

UK:

England and Wales have the highest per capita prison population in Western Europe -

Scotland, is also above average.

Northern Ireland, however, is among those countries with the lowest rates of imprisonment.

Italy's prisons are the most crowded, with an occupancy level of 131.5%.

Belgium has the most un-sentenced prisoners and the Netherlands has the most women prisoners.



source: International Centre for Prison Studies.

[StormInateacup]

Since the start of 1993, the number of prisoners in England and Wales has risen from 41,600 to more than 86 7450. Further increases are expected.

In Scotland the prison population has risen more than 10% since 1996-97, to about 6,900.

In Northern Ireland the number fell during the 90s, but has since increased to about 1,400.

[StormInateacup]

New figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show that Australia’s prison system is in desperate need of a massive overhaul, according to Peter Norden AO from the University of Melbourne.


A national research report released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed a dramatic increase in the national prison population between 1994 and 2007 of 3.7% per year, and an increase in prisoners with prior imprisonment increasing at a rate of 3.2% per year.

These figures indicate a national increase of around 50% in the rate of imprisonment over 10 years.

A Vice Chancellor’s fellow at the University of Melbourne’s Melbourne Law School with more than 30 years experience in the Australian criminal justice system, Peter Norden says the time has come for a change in thinking.

“What further evidence could be required of a prison system that is failing and a criminal justice system that is in urgent need of review and evaluation,” Mr Norden says.

“Meanwhile throughout Australia, states and territories like Victoria resort to bidding wars on longer sentences and an increased use of imprisonment, particularly in the period leading up to a State election.

“If these results emerged from our education system or our health system, there would be a general outrage at the waste of resources, both personal and financial.”



Based on first day of the month averages, for the March quarter 2011, there were 83,161 persons under the authority of corrective services (excluding those in periodic detention). The total comprised 28,404 persons in full-time custody and 54,757 persons in community-based corrections. This represents a decrease of 3% (2,413 persons) from the March quarter 2010. Over the same period, persons in full-time custody decreased by 2% (448 persons) and persons in community-based corrections decreased by 3% (1,965 persons).


Number of persons in community-based corrections

Community-based corrections orders are non-custodial orders served under the authority of adult corrective services agencies and include restricted movement, reparations (fine options and community service) and supervision orders (parole, bail, and sentenced probation).

In the March quarter 2011, there were 54,757 persons in community-based corrections in Australia based on first day of the month averages, a decrease of 2% (1,050 persons) from the December quarter 2010.

This means we have 3,000 fewer prisoners than the UK.... with 40,000,000 fewer citizens.

I keep telling people this place started out as a prison colony and is rapidly turning back into one.

[The Mad Hatter]

Slaves? No, that's what the 1% call creating jobs. Prison? No, it's opportunity to learn a trade.

[BadBeast]

Our Prisons are great. Hot and cold running water in every cell, TV in every cell, 3 square meals a day, 24 hr room service, plenty of good drugs, excellent library, recreation facilities, days out if you're good, helpful staff,
comfy beds, it's no wonder they're so popular. Seven out of ten inmates like it so much, they come back for more.

[ayezatulbrite]

that's what happens when you privatise prisons!

[ayezatulbrite]

none of this can be true! Jim Corzine nicked $1,000,000,000 and he's still hobnobbing with Obama!

[marisol]

Why's that so surprising, he's Obama's friend.

[BadBeast]

Aug 5, 2012 2:28:23 GMT -5 marisol said:

Why's that so surprising, he's Obama's friend.

The surprise is that Obama even has a friend.

[firesong]

Aug 4, 2012 5:55:13 GMT -5 StormInateacup said:

Initially I asked this on Yahoo as a troll. Specifically to upset the fuckwits in Law and Ethics.

But as I researched the figures it got more and more serious and it will not last there, so I put it here too.


If the US & the UK are such bastions of freedom, why do they both imprison more of their own citizenry?
than most other nations on earth?

The US: 1 in every 99.6 Americans is a prisoner.

UK: 1 in every 148 citizens is a prisoner.

The US has the highest incarceration rate in the world and the UK the Highest incarceration rate in Europe.

China: 1 in every 111 citizens.

Venezuela: 1 in every 152 citizens is a prisoner.

Turkey: 1 in every 174 citizens is a prisoner.

Iran: 1 in every 193 citizens is a prisoner.


100% of all military helmets, ID tags, bullet proof vests and ammunition belts are produced by US prison labour.

93% of all domestically produced house paints are produced in US prisons.

36% of domestically produced home appliances are made in prisons.

21% of all domestically produced office furniture is made in prisons.

The wage for a US prisoner employed at any of these tasks is 25 cents an hour.


But wait: There's more:

25% of the world's prisoners are in US gaols.

More African American teenage males are in prison than are in College.

1 in 9 African American males is either in prison or has been in prison at some stage of his life.



Jeeze I wonder why there are no manufacturing jobs on the outside - and why African American communities seem to have a lot of single mothers hanging about.

UK:

England and Wales have the highest per capita prison population in Western Europe -

Scotland, is also above average.

Northern Ireland, however, is among those countries with the lowest rates of imprisonment.

Italy's prisons are the most crowded, with an occupancy level of 131.5%.

Belgium has the most un-sentenced prisoners and the Netherlands has the most women prisoners.



source: International Centre for Prison Studies.

Three words... war on drugs

[marisol]

Oh I was wrong! Obama has friends of the criminal element.