Did you know that the U.S. represents about 4.4 percent of the world’s population, but it houses around 22 percent of the world’s prisoners? The U.S. has an incarceration rate of 716 people in federal, state or local jails or prisons per 100,000 of the population — the highest in the world. No police state my ass. Learn more about the nation’s out of control prison complex, hear from the families it impacts, and connect with people seeking change Sunday at a forum by Root Social Justice Center.
Mass Incarceration and Vermont: A forum to hear the stories of incarcerated Vermonters, their family members, and people working on changing the Vermont prison system. 2-4:30 p.m. Free. Root Social Justice Center, 28 Williams St., Brattleboro, (802) 254-3400.
