The United States is number one! The youth are first in the United States. We rank 27 in math among developed countries. We rank 17 in reading among developed countries. Unfortunately, the United States’ youth are not number one in education. The youth in the United States are number one for incarceration. This rank of … Continue reading
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The War on Drugs floods our prisons
Why is the prison population in the United States so high compared to other countries? While the U.S. represents about five percent of the world’s population, it houses nearly 25 percent of the world’s prisoners. It may be the cas, then, that the high incarceration rate in the U.S. is a sign of our advanced society with … Continue reading
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