Political Factoid
In 1970, one out of every 400 adult
Americans was behind bars.
Today, one out of every 100 adult
Americans (between 2.2 and 2.6
million) is incarcerated.
Three out of every 100 adult
Americans are under "correctional
supervision" (in jail or on probation.)
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