America’s Prison Population Bomb
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Season 1, Episode 12. Following the death and torture of a DEA agent, the War on Drugs is taken to even greater heights. In the final episode of the Historical Controversies “War on Drugs” series, Chris Calton explains the legislation and police operations that led to America having the world’s largest prison population.