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The United States holds less than 5% of the world's population but nearly 25% of its prisoners. Mass incarceration has created a system where nearly 2.3 million people are behind bars. In this environment, dehumanization is not a side effect; it is a coping mechanism. Guards and society at large find it easier to manage punishment if they stop seeing souls.
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