America has about one-ninth the number of police officers, per homicide, than does the median developed country

America combines low levels of certainty with high levels of severity, especially in its most disadvantaged communities

The United States today has almost three times as many prisoners as police officers

I wonder if all of this has anything to do with the US codifying prison slavery and a for profit prison system that is quick to punish for property crime

Probably not. Imagine doing this much writing and not understanding that all of this is quite deliberate.