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Editorial: America is the world's prison capital
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- America has just 5 percent of the world's population, yet it locks up 25 percent of the planet's prison inmates. That's a shameful stain on the freest democracy.
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Editorial: America is the world's prison capital
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- America has just 5 percent of the world's population, yet it locks up 25 percent of the planet's prison inmates. That's a shameful stain on the freest democracy.
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