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    • US Prison Population Sets Record

      Posted by Jeff from Truth Out

      A record 7 million people - one in every 32 U.S. adults - were behind bars, on probation or on parole by the end of last year, a Justice Department report released yesterday shows.

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    Jeff comments on:

    US Prison Population Sets Record

    Talk about an underclass. It’s a prison underclass. And we’re all paying for it. Seems like looking at the causes of these incarcerations – e.g. the underlying economic causes – might save us a lot of money over time.

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    10:36 am 12/03/06
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    aknight comments on:

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    The detailed stats here are astounding (as is the overall #). And the cost has to be huge, both in economic and social terms.

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    10:13 am 12/03/06
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