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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 21 Jul 2014

    The US prison population has expanded 8x since 1970: http://bit.ly/1o0C90a 

    12:56 PM - 21 Jul 2014
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      1. Shann‏ @shannmcnicholl 21 Jul 2014
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        @paulg I heard that privatisation and force fed gang culture through rap music is responsible. Damned Rolling Stone Magazine.

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      1. Josh Whiton‏ @joshwhiton 21 Jul 2014
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        .@paulg Can't wait for more startups to focus on mental health and take market share away from prisons.

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      1. Jacob McClanahan‏ @mcclanahan 21 Jul 2014
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        @paulg this is the result of addressing the symptoms of an issue and not the root cause

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      1. Richard West‏ @RiczWest 21 Jul 2014
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        .@paulg When do you get to an Escape from New York state? It wouldn't be New York though, probably New Mexico or somewhere out of the way…

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      1. Jonathan Wheeler  🌎‏ @jon_e_wheeler 21 Jul 2014
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        @paulg Thank you, War on Drugs. Land of the Free™.

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      1. AX31‏ @ax31bz89tw47 21 Jul 2014
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        @paulg "Build more schools and you'll need less prisons." -- Victor Hugo

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      1. Richard West‏ @RiczWest 21 Jul 2014
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        .@paulg 1 in 100 in prison isn't good - check out John Oliver http://bit.ly/1pwSffW 

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      1. Ofo Ezeugwu‏ @chief_ofo 24 Jul 2014
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        Please watch this. “@paulg: The US prison population has expanded 8x since 1970: http://bit.ly/1o0C90a ”

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