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U.S. Prison Population Grew 8.2% in 1990

Loaded on July 15, 1991 published in Prison Legal News July, 1991, page 7
Filed under: Crime/Demographics, Crime, Statistics/Trends. Location: United States of America.
Washington State Has Second Highest (15.4%) Increase The number of state and federal prisoners grew 8.2 percent last year, the U.S. Justice Departments Bureau of justice Statistics (BJS) announced on May 15. According to the Bureau, the 1990 growth rate was more moderate than the 13.5 percent increase recorded during ...

 

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