[ One in 99? Behind bars? Is that accurate? Of what population group of Americans? Iowans? Fairfieldians? What is the typical recidivism rate of released convicts? Should society at large be safer if the cons were taught meditation as a skill-set for coping before they were turned loose? What does the science say? ] About 6,000 US inmates to be released early
The U.S. population has grown by about a third since 1980, but the federal prison population has increased by about 800 percent and federal prisons are operating at nearly 40 percent over capacity, Justice officials said. "The US has almost a quarter of the world's prison population - one in every 99 Americans is behind bars." About 6,000 US inmates to be released early - BBC News http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-34460443 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-34460443 About 6,000 US inmates to be released early - BBC News http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-34460443 Roughly 6,000 federal inmates will be released in the coming weeks in an effort to ease prison crowding and lessen harsh penalties for non-violent offenders, US... View on www.bbc.com http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-34460443 Preview by Yahoo
