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  • February 2008

    • 1 in 100 Americans in Prison

      New York Times  |  Feb 28, 08 2:45 PM CST

      1 in 100 Americans in Prison

      (Newser) - One American adult out of 100 is incarcerated, a new study shows—the first time in US history such a high proportion of the population is behind bars. The Pew Center on the States reports the nationwide prison population grew by 25,000 last year, to 1.6 million, with around 700,000 others in local jails. More »

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      California  • Texas  • FBI  • Department of Justice  • prison  • jail  • prisoners  • prison system  • prison population  • nonviolent offenders

  • December 2007
  • November 2007

    • Filling Jails Doesn't Cut Crime

      Reuters  |  Nov 20, 07 6:23 AM CST

      Filling Jails Doesn't Cut Crime

      (Newser) - Getting tough on criminals through longer prison terms—at an annual cost of tens of billions of US taxpayer dollars—hasn't made a major impact on crime, concludes a study released yesterday. The US prison population has increased 800% since 1970—giving the nation has the world's highest incarceration rate—but the crime rate is equal to that in 1973, researchers reported. More »

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      crime  • Department of Justice  • prison  • drug abuse  • Drug Enforcement Administration  • violent crime  • prison system  • prison population

    • Packed Prisons 'Costly Failure'

      Reuters  |  Nov 20, 07 2:45 AM CST

      Packed Prisons 'Costly Failure'

      (Newser) - America's prisons, crammed with 2.2 million inmates, are an expensive failure, according to a report by a Washington criminal justice research group. The JFA Institute calls for shorter sentences and parole terms, alternative punishments and decriminalizing recreational drugs—steps that would cut the prison population in half and save $20 billion a year, reports Reuters. More »

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      Department of Justice  • prison  • parole  • George Soros  • prison population  • recreational drugs

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