Porter highlights a Hamilton Project graph to discuss the unprecedented rate at which the United States incarcerates individuals compared to other OECD nations.
"In 2012, 2.2 million Americans were in jail or prison, a larger share of the population than in any other country; and that is about five times the average for fellow industrialized nations in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
The nation’s unique strategy on crime underscores the distinct path followed by American social and economic institutions compared with the rest of the industrialized world."