The percentage of men incarcerated is relatively high. This has a detrimental effect on the country in many ways because competent people are burdening the government rather than adding to it, especially since the majority of them are still relatively young. Males need to take responsibility for their actions and abstain from criminal activity.
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) – Haiti has been listed as one of the countries with the most overcrowded prisons in the world.
According to data from World Prison Brief, Haiti ranks second, with prison .
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Del. Lee Carter claimed the U.S. incarcerates more people than any nation in history as part of his push for criminal justice reform. (Photo: Craig Carper/VPM News)
Speaker: Lee Carter
Date: Dec. 10
Setting: Tweet
Del. Lee Carter, a self-proclaimed socialist mulling a run for governor next year, is calling for sweeping criminal justice reform.
“We incarcerate more of our people than any other nation in history, and second place isn t even close,” Carter, D-Manassas, tweeted on Dec. 10.
“We need a governor who will dramatically reduce our spending on police, our spending on prisons and jails, and our prison population,” he added. “None of the frontrunners are promising that.”