According to the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), 2,266,800 adults were incarcerated in U.S. federal and state prisons, and county jails at year-end 2010 – about 0.7% of adults in the U.S. resident population. Additionally, 4,933,667 adults at year-end 2009 were on probation or on parole. In total, 7,225,800 adults were under correctional supervision (probation, parole, jail, or prison) in 2009 – about 3.1% of adults in the U.S. resident population.
Locking up real criminals is easily justifiable. Locking up people for longer periods of time for victimless crimes (using drugs) than for murder, robbery, rape, etc. is a travesty. Oh well, at least the prisons for profit are doing well.
mrboy almost 11 years ago
Haha!! Sad but true.
mkahn almost 11 years ago
From Wikipedia:
According to the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), 2,266,800 adults were incarcerated in U.S. federal and state prisons, and county jails at year-end 2010 – about 0.7% of adults in the U.S. resident population. Additionally, 4,933,667 adults at year-end 2009 were on probation or on parole. In total, 7,225,800 adults were under correctional supervision (probation, parole, jail, or prison) in 2009 – about 3.1% of adults in the U.S. resident population.
athomas917 almost 11 years ago
And if you are brown, whoa Nelly.
xpurplezebra almost 11 years ago
Yeah, but zoo animals are for sure innocent.
KingArthur67 almost 11 years ago
Don’t have the time,don’t do the crime. Seriously,if you don’t want to go to jail don’t rob,steal,assault,rape or murder. Obey the law
Don Winchester Premium Member almost 11 years ago
Why are some people sympathetic to criminals being locked up when they are guilty of commiting a crime???
randolini Premium Member almost 11 years ago
Locking up real criminals is easily justifiable. Locking up people for longer periods of time for victimless crimes (using drugs) than for murder, robbery, rape, etc. is a travesty. Oh well, at least the prisons for profit are doing well.