richardhutnik on 15 August 2011
War on drugs...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incarceration_in_the_United_States
In recent decades the U.S. has experienced a surge in its prison population, quadrupling since 1980, partially as a result of mandatory sentencing that came about during the "war on drugs." Violent crime and property crime have declined since the early 1990s.
