Iran: Shocking admission, the country’s population has grown two folds, but the prison population 7 folds

During past 36 years since the Islamic Republic has been in power, the total population of the country has doubled, but the population of the prisons throughout Iran has grown 7 fold, said Asghar Jahangiri, the Head of Iran’s prisons organization during a session in Ardebil. 
He admitted that this astonishing growth in the population of prisons has been the result of a devastating economic policy. Jahangiri added that when the rate of inflation is so high and unemployment in the country is unprecedented, the situation gets ripe for individuals to commit crimes.