Why does the USA have so many people in jail?

...Or (peradventure) could it be that evil, sin, iniquity, and transgression is increasing...And/or...Ethics, morality, compassion, and godliness is decreasing.(i.e., in all of us)Shame on all of us.

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A lot would agree with you, that the fear of increasing *corruption*, *iniquity*, etc. is recurring, oxymoronic, or something.But consider:I've witnessed Wilmington, DE and Philadelphia grow from *relatively safe* to crime-infested cities that really aren't suitable to raise families in.Perhaps the same might be said of your experience(s) in London, I don't know.I'm convinced (based on the evidence of increasing crime rates) that such increasing crime stems from increasing evil: i.e., "the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life".Another evidence: Increasing divorce in England and America with its devestating *corruptive* effects upon present and future generations.Hence, it seems to me silly to think that jail has been abused or something by the USA; its crimes seem very real.Note: I've visited (Boaz, AL) jail weekly the last few months and seen most are drug and alcohol related problems.