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majority of the prison population in the US comprise only 2.4% of the UK.

I'll point out another statistic which doesn't look good for our incarceration rates, regardless of the racial demographic argument you're making:

Half of all persons incarcerated under state jurisdiction are for non-violent offenses, and 20% are incarcerated for drug offenses, in State prisons. Federal prison percentages are higher.



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