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“More then 1 in 100 American adults is in prison, report finds” - International Herald Tribune
For the first time in history, more than one in 100 American adults is behind bars, according to a new report.Nationwide, the prison population grew by 25,000 last year, bringing it to almost 1.6 million. An additional 723,000 people are in local jails. The number of American adults is about 230 million, meaning that one in every 99.1 adults is behind bars.
I’m reminded of this scene in Three Kings: