How the American Dream Turned Into the American Nightmare
And today we stand in shame with 2.3 million of our citizens behind bars, most for nonviolent drug offenses. More than 1 in 100 adults in the United States is incarcerated, and 1 in 9 black men ages 20 to 34 is behind bars. The United States, with less than 5 percent of the global population, has almost 25 percent of the world's prisoners. ~ By Chris Hedges , in America's Democratic Collapse , Truthdig . Posted June 3, 2008 . Continue reading