April 24, 2006

The United States of Prison

In 1980 there were 1,118,097 on probation; 183,988 in jail; 319,598 in prison; and 220,438 on parole.

In 2004 there were 4,151,125 on probation; 713,990 in jail; 1,421,911; in prison; and 765,355 on parole.

The numbers of people on parole, in jail, in prison and on parole are all more than 3 times what they were, while the population has increased less than 30% over the same 24 year time period (from roughly 228 million people in 1980 to 293 million in 2004).

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