U.S. To See 1st Prison Population Drop Since 1972
The United States may soon see its prison population drop for the first time in almost four decades, a milestone in a nation that locks up more people than any other. The inmate population has risen steadily since the early 1970s as states adopted get-tough policies that sent more people to prison and kept them there longer. But tight budgets now have states rethinking these policies and the costs that come with them....Source
You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
Related posts:
- Louisiana Prison Rates Top Nation, 1 in 55 Incarcerated, 1 in 26 in System
- Ex-con caught allegedly trying to break back into prison
- Four arrested for catapulting drugs into prison yard
- Philippine Social Welfare Department Reports Substantial Drop In Human Organ Trafficking
- Pot growing in the prison yard
Leave a Reply