Prisons Quotes
The increase compared to the rest of the world really occurred in the 1980s when The War on Drugs began jailing drug users and dealers and that accounts for the major difference. The 3000 different federal crimes, if an accurate number, is all the more remarkable because in America, the major part of law enforcement is handled by the state and local governments.
While Woodhull was an ardent feminist, she had a complete platform dealing with almost all aspects of society. At the time, women were unable to vote, and the support she did get came from men. She was a serious candidate. She was appealing to most of the mens issues of the time.
Many of the prisoners in Iraq were accused of no crime but were picked up in security sweeps. In 2004 the brutal and illegal treatment of prisoners in Iraq became a national and worldwide scandal. Miller was never held responsible. See {70775}.
This CIA program MKUltra actually too place. In addition to at least one death, there were a number of people whose unwitting massive exposure to LSD maimed them for life. In addition to shoddy research and junk science, the CIA violated the basic ethical rules of research with human subjects. Most had no idea that they were being given massive doses of dangerous drugs. The CIA kept the program secret when it was ongoing, and later CIA leaders kept it secret to avoid the embarrassment and the greater oversight from Congress that was long overdue.
