I read somewhere that since the establishment of the US penal system, it took the us 123 years to reach a million inmates per annum. It only took another 10 years to reach 2 million. This, in the wealthiest, most powerful nation the world has ever known. It's a f@#king travesty, that doesn't receive near the critical attention it should. And, with the onset of privatized prisons, 3-strikes laws, and the war on drugs fiasco, I don't see an end to the madness. History books will not look kindly on our epoch, if they exist at all.