Are you saying we have political prisoners? What exactly are you saying about non crimes?
the average American commits 3 felonies/day. Victimless crimes abound. Pre-crimes abound. Thought crimes are increasing.
Americans are no more likely to be criminals than say the Dutch, yet we have 10 times the ( per capita ) convict rate.
Any freedom loving conservative should be concerned about leviathan.
It’s doubtful he’ll supply any specifics on his claim.
We have an enormous number incarcerated for “crimes” of activities protected by the Constitution. Simple possession of disallowed firearms, “hate crimes” (as though the ‘why’ of wantonly beating someone to death matters), drug crimes (arguably protected activity, albeit distasteful), lying while not under oath (while gov’t agents do so with impunity), etc.
The incarceration rate IS bizarrely high. I’m not lauding/excusing the punished behaviors, but questioning why such things need be punished, and why by incarceration.