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Tuesday 15 May 2012

Louisiana: The world's prison capital


In the US, one out of every 100 citizens is in prison and a bulk of the inmates are minorities. America holds a quarter of the world's prisoners and Louisiana alone has thousands of inmates and is considered by some to be the prison capital of the world. The prison industrial complex has a vested interest in keeping people behind bars because they can bring in billions of dollars in profits. Rania Khalek, independent journalist, helps us take a closer look at the growing prison industrial complex.

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