Since 1970, the U.S. prison population has grown from under 200,000 convicts to more than 1.5 million. When local jails are included, the number of people behind bars in the U.S. totals 2.3 million. Author and journalist Jennifer Gonnerman discusses the social and financial implications of incarcerating 25% of the world's prisoners.
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Added: Aug 12, 2008 |
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