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Report: More than 1 in every 100 Americans now behind bars

For the first time in history, more than one in every 100 American adults is in jail or prison, according to a new report tracking the surge in inmate population and urging states to rein in corrections costs with alternative sentencing programs.

From the Associated Press

February 28, 2008

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