Turner, Donnell President

En masse, the very fabric of social cohesiveness within this nation has unraveled. Social affinity has been displaced by the expandability of human beings as mere commodities; and the defiant spirit of Cain still resolutely asks, Am I my brother's keeper? The answer to this is nowhere more evident than in this country's prison system. Mandatory prison sentencing laws, tough on crime policies, and a resigned dependence upon prison as the primary defense against crime has resulted in the American prison population exceeding 2 million, the highest incarceration rate in the world.