U.S. Spent More Than $49 Billion On Corrections In 2007
this is a 30% increase in 6 yrs (1 in 142 in 2002).
this is a 30% increase in 6 yrs (1 in 142 in 2002).
wonder how many are imprisoned due exclusively to drug possessionThe report said the United States is the world's incarceration leader, far ahead of more populous China with 1.5 million people behind bars. It said the U.S. also is the leader in inmates per capita (750 per 100,000 people), ahead of Russia (628 per 100,000) and other former Soviet bloc nations which make up the rest of the Top 10.