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\nPrisons in America are broken. Why is the UK imitating them? Eric Schlosser | Comment is Free\n

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\nAmerica now has the biggest prison population in the world. The majority of those behind bars are non-violent offenders, two thirds are African American or Latino. Subscribe to The Guardian ► It is a failing system. The UK should pay...\nAmerica now has the biggest prison population in the world. The majority of those behind bars are non-violent offenders, two thirds are African American or Latino. Subscribe to The Guardian ► It is a failing system. The UK should pay attention, argues investigative journalist and author Eric Schlosser, because it's the only country in the western world that's imitating American correctional practices. Why do prisons matter? Because most prisoners will one day walk free and what you do to them behind bars has consequences. Eric's latest book, Command & Control: Nuclear Weapons and the Illusion of Safety, is out now. His next book will be on the American prison system. Guardian website ► Endboard videos: Michael Sandel - The more things money can buy, the harder it is to be poor ► Oliver Burkeman - I am so busy! How do I get out of this busyness trap? ► Guardian playlists: Comment is Free ► Guardian Docs ► Guardian Animations & Explanations ► Guardian Investigations ► Other Guardian channels on YouTube: Guardian Football ► Guardian Music ► Guardian Tech ► Guardian Food ► Guardian Culture ► More Guardian videos: Mos Def force fed in Gitmo procedure ► Edward Snowden interview ► Bangladeshi Sex Workers take steroids ► How your phone spies on you ► What is freedom today? ► 30 Stone man enters Mr Gay UK ► Fighting Isis in Kobani ► How does Ebola kill? ► The SlumGods of Mumbai ► Jesus \"would have been an atheist\" ► The new global menace ►\n
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