U.S. Imprisons One in 100 Adults, Report Finds - New York Times

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U.S. Imprisons One in 100 Adults, Report Finds
By ADAM LIPTAK
Published: February 29, 2008
For the first time in the nation’s history, more than one in 100 American adults are behind bars, according to a new report.
Text of the Report (pewcenteronthestates.org)
Nationwide, the prison population grew by 25,000 last year, bringing it to almost 1.6 million, after three decades of growth
that has seen the prison population nearly triple. Another 723,000 people are in local jails...MORE