please welcome john pfaff. >> i want to talk about how we get away from here with basic thrust being most of what we focus on, things that are wrong but less important than we think they are. we mustn't overlook the things that matter. incarceration in a nutshell. in the 1920s, 1970s, so stable, the single worst time, published in 1979, one of the most prominent criminologists said we will never go above this because we will change our law to push it down to 400,000. no. by 2010 our prison rate reached over 500,000, adding jail that 158 -- we are technically number 2 in the world, not number one. 99,000 prison population 650, technically slightly above us. they released 45 from prison, we go back to number one. in all fairness we are number one. the only country that comes close to us are russia, keswick stan and cuba. england has the highest incarceration rate in western europe at 200 per 100,000. france and germany, 100%. nothing close. since 2000 and we have seen a slight decline in reformers are looking that this is a sign that we have turned the corner. remarkable reliance on in

please welcome john pfaff. [applause] >> thank you so much. i want to talk about sort of how we got here and how we can get away from here. with the basic focus on things that are not wrong but much less important than we think they are. they lead us to overtake things really matter. incarceration in a nutshell. from the 1920s to the 1970s are rate was stable. so stable that in the single worst on academic article ever written published in 1979, one of america's most prominent criminologists said we will never go about 100 per 100,000. if it has real change the laws change a lost to push it back down to 100 per 100,000. no. in 2010 all prison rates reached over 500,000, adding jails. we're technically speaking out number two in the world, not number one. the seychelles population 99,000, prison population 650. technically slightly above us. if they released 45 people from prison we go back to the bone. in all fairness we are number one. the only countries become close to us are places like russia, kazakhstan and cuba. places like england which