This was 3 years ago.
Why the high rate? Possibilities include:
- 3-strikes rule
- War on drugs
- Probations extending many years
- Politicians "getting tough on crime"
- Mandatory sentencing
Friday, January 18, 2008
The U.S. Incarceration Mentality
The Bureau of Justice statistics on Prisoners in 2005 says Federal prisons were operating at 34% above capacity. State prisons were operating between 1% below and 14% above capacity.
This was 3 years ago.
Why the high rate? Possibilities include:
This was 3 years ago.
Why the high rate? Possibilities include:
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I don't get it. So how does projections map to actualy situation then?
It was bad then (latest statistics), and it's getting worse.
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