Why do we put so many people in jail in the US?

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This is an excellent video that spells out the evils of mass incarceration and how the war on drugs has led to us locking up more of our own citizens than the entire rest of the world. That is sad. We must change and evolve. Watch the video and be educated. Let it depress you and make you angry, and then do something to put an end to this madness.