Britain’s new Prime Minister says he will reduce UK prison population. Facts: (1) UK has 143 prisoners per 100,000 population, (2) US has 531 prisoners per 100,000 population. Trump, Biden silent.https://t.co/EMtMDTb0su
— Richard D. Wolff (@profwolff) July 7, 2024
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Third, what happens in practice is different from what laws say. The most important fact to know about the “rule of law” is that the “justice” system functions more like a “punishment bureaucracy” that targets (and protects) *some* people and not others: https://t.co/4VDJ9mjrH7
— Alec Karakatsanis (@equalityAlec) July 2, 2024