1 in 100 Americans Now in Correctional Institutions
Thursday, February 28th, 2008The Washington Post is reporting that there are now a record number of Americans (1 in every 100) in correctional facilities in the United States and that the U.S. is leading the world in the ratio of people in prison.
Analysts are calling the surge in incarceration as a result of “tougher” sentences and the scaling back of probation and parole. But, I believe at least part of the surge is a result of technology used in crime fighting efforts.

