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16. here are some stats
Thu Oct 8, 2015, 08:37 PM
Oct 2015
https://www.bop.gov/about/statistics/statistics_inmate_offenses.jsp


Chart Label Offense # of Inmates % of Inmates
a Banking and Insurance, Counterfeit, Embezzlement 666 0.3%
b Burglary, Larceny, Property Offenses 8,079 4.2%
c Continuing Criminal Enterprise 444 0.2%
d Courts or Corrections 818 0.4%
e Drug Offenses 93,821 48.4%
f Extortion, Fraud, Bribery 12,267 6.3%
g Homicide, Aggravated Assault, and Kidnapping Offenses 5,590 2.9%
h Immigration 17,725 9.1%
i Miscellaneous 1,586 0.8%
j National Security 76 0.0%
k Robbery 7,146 3.7%
l Sex Offenses 14,034 7.2%
m Weapons, Explosives, Arson 31,676 16.3%

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they are evil hfojvt Oct 2015 #1
Evil? Really? Most are probably there for drug related, non-violent crimes. FSogol Oct 2015 #3
maybe or maybe not hfojvt Oct 2015 #9
I'm sure the most violent ones were best suited for the debate team. FSogol Oct 2015 #14
many offenders come from horrible homes & neighborhoods wordpix Oct 2015 #21
Sorry, but you have no clue. ABCin2014 Oct 2015 #20
Wrong. From an article on the debate FSogol Oct 2015 #22
wow, that is harsh. barbtries Oct 2015 #4
I cannot find stats on that (at least not in SAUS) hfojvt Oct 2015 #10
here are some stats barbtries Oct 2015 #16
those would appear to be federal prisoners hfojvt Oct 2015 #24
Really? Kelvin Mace Oct 2015 #26
I guess that also means that Bard, by proxy, also kicked the crap out of Harvard n/t btrflykng9 Oct 2015 #2
This has Hollywood movie written all over it n/t Yavin4 Oct 2015 #5
I agree, Yavin. Uncle Joe Oct 2015 #6
Wonder how long it will be till a du'er actually reads the article snooper2 Oct 2015 #7
That does get one's attention, doesn't it? Thanks. n/t Judi Lynn Oct 2015 #12
Indeed. ronnie624 Oct 2015 #17
and thread dies snooper2 Oct 2015 #18
I never took debate, but I assumed, after reading the article, you have to be prepared to argue Judi Lynn Oct 2015 #19
Schooled Adults beating being schooled kids....shouldn't be surprised. ileus Oct 2015 #8
What was the debate topic on? jamzrockz Oct 2015 #11
Their topic was mentioned in the article. n/t Judi Lynn Oct 2015 #13
Here you go: FSogol Oct 2015 #15
I may be cynical djg21 Oct 2015 #23
You may be, that's for sure.Did you note that they were working hard to complete their education?n/t Judi Lynn Oct 2015 #25
Truthdiggers of the Week: The Bard Prison Initiative Debate Team and Its Supporters Judi Lynn Oct 2015 #27
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