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[–] mrskeletaldootdoot 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

There is a simple answer, the war on drugs. Look at our system, mandatory sentencing laws which fill the jails, an increase in what is considered a felony for our safety, an apathetic public who thinks anyone in prison is an animal and should be locked up, a failed war in Iraq with millions of dollars of surplus equipment handed over to Local PD's for the purpose of safety, civil asset forfeiture to help fund those organizations as the populous does not want to pay anymore taxes, for profit prisons who want and need recidivism and an increase in populous to survive and thrive, and boom you have the system today. We have managed to create a mess that will take decades to undo