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Department of Justice Reports on State and Federal Prisoners in 2009
Loaded on March 15, 2013
by Matthew Clarke
by Matt ClarkeThe Bureau of Justice Statistics of the U.S. Department of Justice has released a statistical report on prisoners under state and federal jurisdiction for the year ending on December 31, 2009. The report notes a slowing in the growth of prisoner populations with a 0.2% increase from …
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