criminals, we shifted public policy in such a way it's easier to get incarcerated. >> wasn't that done out of noble causes to begin with with the population growth and the fact that crimes in this day and age are expanding to different fronts people hadn't considered then including technology crimes. does it make a difference in how we interpret these numbers? >> most people aren't in jail for things like technology crimes or other white collar crimes. the prison boom comes from the war on drugs which gains begins in mid-80s. four out of five people who are incarcerated for drugs are not dealers, they're small-time users. that's a criminalization of a medical problem. we've decided to use punishment instead of social resources. >> so the new naacp report ties state spending to investments in education. so nationwide $88,000 is spent on each incarcerated juvenile a year while $9,000 is spent