News (Media Awareness Project) - US: One In 32 Adults Are In Corrections System |
| Title: | US: One In 32 Adults Are In Corrections System |
| Published On: | 2001-08-27 |
| Source: | San Jose Mercury News (CA) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-25 09:40:16 |
ONE IN 32 ADULTS ARE IN CORRECTIONS SYSTEM
The number of adults behind bars, on parole or on probation reached a
record 6.47 million in 2000 -- or one in 32 American adults, the government
reported Sunday.
On the positive side, the percentage increase from 1999 was half the
average annual rate since 1990.
Jails and prisons held 30 percent of the adults in the corrections system,
or 1,933,503. People on probation accounted for 59 percent of the total, or
3,839,532. An additional 725,527 adults were on parole, a period of
supervision following release from prison.
The number of adults behind bars, on parole or on probation reached a
record 6.47 million in 2000 -- or one in 32 American adults, the government
reported Sunday.
On the positive side, the percentage increase from 1999 was half the
average annual rate since 1990.
Jails and prisons held 30 percent of the adults in the corrections system,
or 1,933,503. People on probation accounted for 59 percent of the total, or
3,839,532. An additional 725,527 adults were on parole, a period of
supervision following release from prison.
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