On Saturday, economists in U.S. President Barack Obama’s administration released a report detailing the adverse effects on the economy derived from locking non-violent drug offenders and criminals behind bars. For decades, a guiding philosophy of authoritarians was that locking more people up would result in less crime. This has created a prison
White House: Imprisoning People For Victim-less Crimes ‘Devastating The Economy’
Since 1980 alone, the US prison population has skyrocketed by nearly 5 times.