"Congress is beginning work this week to slash the federal criminal code, charging that it's become so large that every American over age 18 has broken some law without even knowing it. CBN News has reported on numerous shocking cases of ordinary Americans being charged with crimes in our 'Nation of Criminals' series."
Strongly recommended reading:
Prison Nation: The Warehousing of America's Poor, by Tara Herivel and Paul Wright
The Perpetual Prisoner Machine - How America Profits from Crime, by Joel Dyer