1% of US adults behind bars
I found this shocking. The incarcerated now account for 1/99th of the US adult population. Even more frightening, 1 in 9 young black men (aged 20-34) is behind bars; among hispanic men, it’s 1 in 36.
The US has passed China as the worlds leading jailer.
I guess the prosecution was wise to boot me from the jury after all.
[via NYT]