U.S. Imprisons One in 100 Adults, Report Finds
Posted by Ted Hopton on April 19, 2008
With 1.6 million people in prison, the incarceration rate is now the highest in American history, a new report says.
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leafless said
But it might also mean that our justice system works a lot better than before; less criminals are getting away than past periods.
Ted Hopton said
Do we in America really have a much higher percentage of our population who merit imprisonment? That’s the question raised in the article. Or is there something wrong with our justice system when we choose to use prison to punish so many people, and for crimes that don’t merit prison in other societies?