“The relative decline of American education is untenable for our economy, unsustainable for our democracy, and unacceptable for our children. We cannot afford to let it continue.” Barack Obama
Wilmington is a city in North Carolina, United States. Just before 2 a.m. on Thursday, 3rd June, 2010, detectives were following a 2005 Dodge Durango carrying three men from Philadelphia International Airport to Wilmington when the driver, Marquis Lopez, realized he was being followed and sped off.
Delaware State Police stopped the car after a chase, took three men into custody and called a drug-sniffing dog. A subsequent search of the truck revealed a hidden compartment containing a loaded Glock .40 caliber handgun and 19,500 bags of heroin — each containing 0.025 grams of the drug, police said.
The heroin — estimated to weigh a total of 487.5 grams, or nearly 1.1 pounds — had an estimated street value of $195,000. No bail was set for Lopez, who was turned over to the DEA for federal charges; his passengers — Keenan Wallace, and David Flowers, were charged with trafficking heroin and possession with intent to deliver heroin and conspiracy. They were taken to Howard Young Prison in lieu of $550,000 and $266,000 bail respectively.(1)
They contribute to an alarming statistic. The total incarcerated population in America equaled 2,424,279 inmates at year end 2008.
The United States has the highest prison population rate in the world; 756 per 100,000 of the national population, followed by Russia – 629, Rwanda – 604.
Who typically contributes to these figures?
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