Thursday, July 29, 2010
Criminals, by the Numbers
The American justice system, by the numbers:
1.7 million criminals behind bars.
4.3 million people on probation.
700,000 people on parole.
From Wilson Quarterly, Summer 2010, page 74, citing, American Interest, March/April 2010.
Bonus: "California's prison guards have become the state's largest personnel expense, creating a situation in which the government's cost to house each prisoner is an astounding $45,000 per year." More HERE and HERE.
1.7 million criminals behind bars.
4.3 million people on probation.
700,000 people on parole.
From Wilson Quarterly, Summer 2010, page 74, citing, American Interest, March/April 2010.
Bonus: "California's prison guards have become the state's largest personnel expense, creating a situation in which the government's cost to house each prisoner is an astounding $45,000 per year." More HERE and HERE.
Labels:
criminal justice,
criminals
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