Most definitely. There is a profit factor involved with incarcerating our citizens...unfortunately.

Yes and it is tied to a privatized prison system.

Too many for victimless crimes such as smoking marijuana. What a waste!

yes

far too many--the highest per capita in the world

Yes

yes

The ones that are in for minor offense's, one's that didn't physically or mentally harm anyone, should be doing community service. With supervision of course, they should pay back by serving the public and making it a cleaner, nicer place to live. JMO!

Way too many innocent ones.

probably, but I don't really know, I'm not there.