Numbing numbers/ Action items

 Not only does the U.S. have the highest incarceration rate in the world; every single U.S. state incarcerates more people per capita than virtually any independent democracy on earth.One in 7 people in US prisons (203,865) is serving a life sentence. This is more than the entire incarcerated population in 1970.In California, it costs $106,131 a year to incarcerate an inmate.New York City spends $556,539 to incarcerate one person for a full year, or $1,525 per day.K-12 schools spend an average of $13,185 per pupil annually.It costs the taxpayers of Texas $2.3 million to execute one person.There are currently 199 people on Death Row in Texas. There are 2,436 people on Death Row in the US.These are numbing numbers. They can also be action items.Here is a list of prison reform organizations you can read about, support, and join.