Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Prison
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"A simple first step would be to reevaluate which offenses are prison worthy and which ones are not. Drug offenses should almost never result in prison. The Netherlands turns to drug rehab and therapy, first, before prison is even considered."
America with 2 million prisoners means we have more prisoners than China.
It has expanded eight-food since 1970.
9:14 AM Jul 21 2014