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America's Prison Population

By Steve Hall

The Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics has released two annual reports detailing America's prison population and those on probation and parole. A summary page has links to both Prisoners in 2008 by William J. Sabol, Heather C. West, and Matthew Cooper, and; Probation and Parole in the United States, 2008 by Lauren E. Glaze and Thomas P. Bonczar. "Prison Population Up, Despite Drop in 20 States," is the AP report, via the New York Times.The prison population in the United States edged up slightly last year, but the total number of inmates dropped in 20 states, including New York, Georgia and Michigan. Justice Department figures released Tuesday showed the overall state and federal prison population is at an all-time high of 1...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on December 09, 2009 (boomark / email).