It's worth emphasizing that US prisons are intentionally torturous and traumatizing places, a fact which is known and accepted by most of the country.
The frequent rape of prisoners has been a mainstream source of "humor" for my entire life.
Abe Drayton
According to the Bureau of Justice's own statistics, in 2023, the United States held 2,100 adult people per 100,000 population.
2.1% of our population is imprisioned.
The state of Louisiana incarcerates as many people per capita at the same rate as El Salvador, the highest on earth.
