Feb 11, 2015 ... A new report finds that locking up more offenders isn't making ... We now know  that we can reduce our prison populations and simultaneously reduce crime. ...  The link between rising incarceration and falling crime seems logical. ... 0 2 4 6 8  10 12 14 Crimes per 1,000 Residents 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 ...
We built a new prison every 10 days between 1990 and 2005 to keep up with  our mass incarceration explosion of nonviolent offenders. — PolitiFact National ...
Report explores why the United States leads the world in incarceration. ... One  out of every 100 American adults is incarcerated, a per capita rate five to 10 times  higher ... jail population, is our inability to deal with the mental health crisis that  we're ... descent make up only 13.2 percent of the U.S. population, one study  found.
May 13, 2012 ... Louisiana's incarceration rate is nearly five times Iran's, 13 times ... Each inmate  is worth $24.39 a day in state money, and sheriffs trade them ... Among black  men from New Orleans, one in 14 is behind bars; one ... signal that some  nonviolent criminals could be dealt with differently. ... Keeping the beds full.
Read chapter 2 Rising Incarceration Rates: After decades of stability from the ... A  total incarceration rate that includes the jail population should be based on ... in  incarceration can be explained by racial disparities in arrests and offending. .... In  Massachusetts, county houses of correction incarcerate those serving up to 3 ...
We built a new prison every 10 days between 1990 and 2005 to keep up with our mass incarceration explosion of nonviolent offenders.