No other country in the world incarcerates more than half a million people. What accounts for so much of this disparity in the United States?

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The War on Drugs, which began in the 1970s, has led to increased criminalization and harsher sentencing for drug-related offenses in the United States. This has disproportionately affected communities of color, contributing to the high rates of incarceration.

No Other Country in the World Incarcerates More Than Half