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Record
5.9
Million
Americans
Under
Correctional
Supervision
8/27/99
5.9 million Americans are
currently under some form of criminal justice supervision -- either incarcerated,
on probation or parole -- according to a report issued this week (8/22)
by the Justice Department. The total represents an increase of more
than 163,000 people in the past year.
5.9 million represents 3%
of the adult population, or one out of every 34 American adults.
According to the report, 21% of those under supervision are women, compared
with 18% in 1990, and 35% are African American, up from 34% a decade ago.
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Issue #105, 8/27/99
Record 5.9 Million Americans Under Correctional Supervision | Poll Finds Overwhelming Majority of Californians Support Needle Exchange -- Support Spans Ethnic, Geographic and Political Lines | Montana NORML Receives Documents on Anti-Drug Fungus Research | Marijuana Legalization Effort Grows in Pacific Northwest | Update on Guam Rastafarian Freedom of Religion Case | News in Brief | Special Free Newsletter Offer for DRCNet Members | Editorial: War on The Web
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