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Prison Populations To Grow 68% by '94
Loaded on June 15, 1990
published in Prison Legal News
June, 1990, page 9
Prison populations are expected to increase by about 68% by 1994, according to a report by the National Council on Crime and Delinquency. Effects of the "war on drugs" are expected to overwhelm the nations correctional systems during that time. Other findings include:
Filed under:
Crime/Demographics,
Crime,
Statistics/Trends,
Overcrowding.
Location:
United States of America.
The states will require an additional $35 …
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- Editorial Comments, by Ed Mead
- Victims to Amend Constitution
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