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7. Incarceration rates have risen significantly over the past 20-30 years

Tue May 10, 2016, 10:20 AM

May 2016

There is no denying that. The United States jails more people than any other nation on the planet.

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Report: 1 out of 6 young men are either unemployed or in prison [View all] davidn3600 May 2016 OP

We're losing a generation Sanity Claws May 2016 #1

KnR SammyWinstonJack May 2016 #2

Vote Hillary! We need to increase these numbers! USA! USA! Katashi_itto May 2016 #3

The rates are about the same today as they were in the early 1980's FLPanhandle May 2016 #4

Was that number OK back then? GummyBearz May 2016 #5

I didn't say anything about what the expected rate should be. FLPanhandle May 2016 #6

Incarceration rates have risen significantly over the past 20-30 years davidn3600 May 2016 #7

No denying we incarceratate at too high of a rate. FLPanhandle May 2016 #9

Are there no prisons? Are there no workhouses? Wednesdays May 2016 #8

in a not too distant future... Javaman May 2016 #10