Bc 99% of people who see this are going to call bullshit and not interrogate the interesting questions around how we measure economic success of a region.

This is a failure of the original designer not understanding wealth vs productivity (or at least the importance of distinguishing the two for this graphic).

Who has a higher QoL or access to education and careers and communities that promote higher QoL?

People have validly pointed out that the quality of life (QoL) in the states above places like Germany and Canada doesn’t align with the “rich/poor” association made by the original designer.

Which IS an interesting question — does a geography’s productivity translate to individual’s QoL?

If edits are implemented, users should be able to access the history of the post

I’ll add to this thread later — such fantastic reporting and research going on, despite the intentionally opaque and devastating justice system we operate in.

Sandhya Kajeepeta
“It is a policy decision to incarcerate the amount of people we do. It’s a policy decision to incarcerate fewer people.”

Sandhya Kajeepeta
“Counties with jails and/or prisons, when their incarceration rate goes up, so does the community’s mortality and morbidity rates. The presence of carceral symptoms affects the health of the surrounding residents.”

Dr. Michele Deitch
“We must investigate what ‘natural causes’ mean, as that defined cause of death might be hiding a larger story — the unsanctioned punishments prisoners face.”

Jolie McCullough
“Over 80% of deaths in Texas carceral systems are from natural causes — but are these ‘natural causes’ from the insufferable heat and no air conditioners, from lack of adequate medical care, or from the numerous other conditions people in prisons come in contact with?”

Dr. Homer Venters
“‘Jail attributable deaths’ is a leading cause of deaths in jails and prisons. In fact, jails themselves may be the reason people die earlier than they should (all other health indicators taken into account).”

Prof. Terence Keel
“Data that is being collected by non profits / individuals are often more reliable than the data collected and released by govt agencies. We are required to do the job of the federal and state govts if we want to affect change.”

Prof. Sharon Dolovich
“The public has the right to know what happens in our public institutions, what happens in our name, in our prisons.”

Dr. Andrea Armstrong
“Controlled spaces, such as prisons and jails, should result in fewer deaths. Yet, these deaths are increasing year over year and the data we need to understand why people are dying aren’t available or they’re incomplete.”