<<NEW YORK - For the first time in U.S. history, more than one of every 100 adults is in jail or prison, according to a new report documenting America's rank as the world's No. 1 incarcerator. It urges states to curtail corrections spending by placing fewer low-risk offenders behind bars.>>

Now, this is saying something. The Russians are not likely to catch up on this one.
This is crime scene cleanup for certain.

What is there about the US that gives us this leading edge in lockups? Could it be the drug war that costs so much of posterity's wealth, health, and welfare?

This is what it is in a nutshell:

Revenge - Retribution - Isolation

Eddie Evans
Crime Scene Cleanup