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Record-high ratio of Americans in prison - Yahoo! News
Record-high ratio of Americans in prison
By DAVID CRARY, AP National Writer
NEW YORK - For the first time in U.S. history, more than one of every 100 adults is in jail or prison, according to a new report documenting America's rank as the world's No. 1 incarcerator. It urges states to curtail corrections spending by placing fewer low-risk offenders behind bars.
Using state-by-state data, the report says 2,319,258 Americans were in jail or prison at the start of 2008 one out of every 99.1 adults. Whether per capita or in raw numbers, it's more than any other nation.
if this isnt a reason to decriminalize marijuana, im not really sure what is.
in 2004 there were about 70,000 people in custody due to marijuana based offenses..you can just guess how many others are in for other such small offenses.
Record-high ratio of Americans in prison
By DAVID CRARY, AP National Writer
NEW YORK - For the first time in U.S. history, more than one of every 100 adults is in jail or prison, according to a new report documenting America's rank as the world's No. 1 incarcerator. It urges states to curtail corrections spending by placing fewer low-risk offenders behind bars.
Using state-by-state data, the report says 2,319,258 Americans were in jail or prison at the start of 2008 one out of every 99.1 adults. Whether per capita or in raw numbers, it's more than any other nation.
if this isnt a reason to decriminalize marijuana, im not really sure what is.
in 2004 there were about 70,000 people in custody due to marijuana based offenses..you can just guess how many others are in for other such small offenses.