Saturday, January 8, 2011

One in 30 US Citizens in Prison

Today, the U.S. prison population is the largest in the world, both in absolute terms and as a percentage of overall population.

Tallying up the total number of people in jail and those on probation, one finds that approximately 1 in every 30 U.S. citizens are now in the prison system – a very concerning statistic.

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