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DOJ: Lower prison growth rate due to reduced incarceration of black people for drug crimes

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Texas ranks among national leaders at reducing state incarceration rates and probation rolls, according to the latest federal data summarizing state and federal corrections data.Here are two new reports (forwarded by a helpful reader) from the Bureau of Justice Statistics at USDOJ comparing state prison, probation and parole populations:Prisoners in 2008Probation and Parole in the United States 2008Let's run through a few highlights, with an emphasis on Texas' standing:According to BJS, the massive growth in state prison populations witnessed in recent decades is finally beginning to retard, though trends vary widely from state to state. "State and federal prisons and local jails had custody or physical guardianship over 2,304,115 inmates [at the end of 2008], an increase of 0...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on December 09, 2009 (boomark / email).

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