This means that mass incarceration would have to benefit poor people. The problem is that many people from low income places are being imprisoned for small to large crimes. The question then comes if all criminals are put in prison will that help society and encourage them to do better. Statistics state that the United States has the largest prison population and the highest incarceration rate in the world (Snyder, 2014). With this being said crime rates are still high and the imprisonment rate is steadily increasing. Rawls would go against mass incarnation because it is not beneficial to the least advantage people or
This means that mass incarceration would have to benefit poor people. The problem is that many people from low income places are being imprisoned for small to large crimes. The question then comes if all criminals are put in prison will that help society and encourage them to do better. Statistics state that the United States has the largest prison population and the highest incarceration rate in the world (Snyder, 2014). With this being said crime rates are still high and the imprisonment rate is steadily increasing. Rawls would go against mass incarnation because it is not beneficial to the least advantage people or