Kentucky leads nation in prison population growth. We don't have Mississippi to thank for this one!
Read the report here.
Unfortunately, we don't have Mississippi to thank for this one!
Oh BTW, the U. S. leads all industrialized nations in incarcerating its citizens -- at a rate of more than 1 in 100!!
What do you think that says about US?
Another BTW SAD statistic, one in 30 men between 20 and 34 is locked up, and one in nine black men in the same age group is behind bars.
But like a silver lining in a DARK cloud for Kentucky, Vermont tops the list of states that spend more money on prisons than colleges.
Unfortunately, we don't have Mississippi to thank for this one!
Oh BTW, the U. S. leads all industrialized nations in incarcerating its citizens -- at a rate of more than 1 in 100!!
What do you think that says about US?
Another BTW SAD statistic, one in 30 men between 20 and 34 is locked up, and one in nine black men in the same age group is behind bars.
But like a silver lining in a DARK cloud for Kentucky, Vermont tops the list of states that spend more money on prisons than colleges.
posted by KYJurisDoctor at 7:19 PM
2 Comments:
I think this a statistic that we should be proud of as it means that our criminal justice system is no longer a revolving door that simply lets recidivist criminals back onto the street!Mandatory sentences keep these cretins off the street.
Instead we are no longer paroling hardened criminals or attempting a sham rehabilitation! Let's build more prisons!
Steve, there is NO suggestion that these are "hardened" criminals!
Moreover, the problem is NOT that we necessarily have a revolving door (though I admit in some instances that may be the case).
My unspoken point is that we are either a nation of criminals (considering our increasing rate of incarcerations), we criminalize too many activities, or we are TOO QUICK to choose incarceration over other options.
Somehow I beg to differ with your conclusions: either way one looks at the news, the news is NOT good news at all.
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