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14. The sham "war" on some drugs turned the USA into a quasi-police state,

Sat Dec 10, 2022, 07:46 PM

Dec 2022

destroyed our Fourth Amendment rights, and gave us the highest prison population of any society in the history of Earth.

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Women in prison... [View all] albacore Dec 2022 OP

So many women are tied in with sketchy bad boys LuckyLib Dec 2022 #1

I tried to find some research to support this luv2fly Dec 2022 #7

I had to look up the stats. albacore Dec 2022 #13

Thank you luv2fly Dec 2022 #15

Could be the red states think women are just too "uppity". rubbersole Dec 2022 #2

AND there's money to be made in pouring people into prisons. Scrivener7 Dec 2022 #3

Nah, it's generally just another facet of the war on drugs. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2022 #8

That's what I'm thinking. 70sEraVet Dec 2022 #16

Private prison industry Thomas Hurt Dec 2022 #4

I think you are on to something rurallib Dec 2022 #5

That is true of the incarcerated population as a whole. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2022 #11

Prison is a growth industry. $$$$ sarcasmo Dec 2022 #10

... Solly Mack Dec 2022 #12

The sham "war" on some drugs turned the USA into a quasi-police state, Mysterian Dec 2022 #14

two ideas IbogaProject Dec 2022 #17

Lots of good comments.. albacore Dec 2022 #19