U.S. Prison Population: 784% in 10 Years

U.S. Prison Population: 784% in 10 Years
http://www.darkgovernment.com/news/u-s-prison-population-784-in-10-years/


From 1999-2010, the total U.S. prison population rose 18 percent, an increase
largely reflected by the “drug war” and stringent sentencing guidelines,
such as three strikes laws and mandatory minimum sentences.

However, total private prison populations exploded fivefold during this same
time period, with federal private prison populations rising by 784 percent (as
seen in the chart [...]