Why does America have the largest prison population in the world?

Question

Why does America have the largest prison population in the world?

Answer 1

Because America is the largest country and has the most culturally diverse people...

Answer 2

coz the yanks never learn... lol

Answer 3

Too many liberal laws out there.

Answer 4

so as not to let freedom rain?

Answer 5

well this is just my input. First we should look at teenagers. Alot of the things they do revolve around 3 things. Home life, Social Life, mental state. If a kid grows up in a good household, they will reflect this. Social life is another big thing, if a kid hangs around a group of kids that have criminal records already they will most likly end up with one themselves. The last is mental state. If the child believes there life is bad and they dont fit in they could wind p trying to find a place to fit in. these thing will travel with them for the rest of there lives. This has not been proven but some say that music is also a factor. In my oponion no it is not.

Answer 6

Because of the drug laws... thats why the prisons are crowded.

Answer 7

well i dont think we have the largest, but we have a hard judicial system and instead of killing people or giving them a slap on the wrist and then letting them back into the streets, we send them to jail

Answer 8

America is a larger country than a lot of other countries & has a greater population than a lot of other countries. It could just be relative.