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U.S. Prison Population Cintinues to Increase

By Michael Blankenship

The prison population in the United States edged up slightly last year, but the total number of inmates dropped in 20 states, including New York, Georgia and Michigan. Justice Department figures released Tuesday showed the overall state and federal prison population is at an all-time high of 1.6 million and is still rising, but the rate of growth is slowing as states look for ways to cut the cost of justice. Including people in jails, where some are held to await trial, the total number of people behind bars comes to 2.3 million. The government figures showed one out of every 133 residents in the United States was in prison or jail at the end of last year. Read more... The good news is that Idaho is one of several states that is slowing its incarceration binge...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Justice Gambit on December 09, 2009 (boomark / email).