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		oivey on Oct 23, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Killings in the U.S. are dropping at a historic ra... What’s your plan for that? I was going to say maybe put every single American in prison, but even that probably wouldn’t work.

giantg2 on Oct 23, 2023 [–]

Homicide rates in jails or prisons are only slightly lower than the population in general.

lelanthran on Oct 23, 2023 | [–]

> Homicide rates in jails or prisons are only slightly lower than the population in general.

That's concerning; if we're forcing people into each others space, we should at least prevent them from killing each other.

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