Introduction. Muscular dystrophy (MD) is a group of genetic diseases involving progressive weakness and degeneration of the muscles that control movement. In some forms of MD, the heart muscles and other involuntary muscles, as well as other organs, are affected.
According to the Attorney General's 2001 report, an estimated 14,000 people are trafficked into the United States each year, although, again because trafficking is illegal, accurate statistics are difficult to compile.
The United States has about five percent of the worldâs population and houses around 25 percent of its prisoners. In large part, thatâs the result of the âwar on drugsâ and long mandatory minimum sentences, but it also reflects Americaâs tendency to criminalize acts that other countries view as civil violations.