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Report Finds Criminal Justice Reforms across the Nation
Loaded on June 12, 2015
by Mark Wilson
Filed under:
Voting,
Prison Reform,
War on Drugs,
Cost of Prison Systems,
Sentencing,
Parole,
U.S. Sentencing Guidelines,
Probation,
Collateral consequences of prison,
Death Penalty,
Juveniles.
Location:
United States of America.
Report Finds Criminal Justice Reforms across the Nation
by Mark Wilson
In 2012, 6.98 million Americans were under some form of correctional supervision, with 2.2 million in prison or jail and another 4.8 million on probation or parole, according to a January 2013 report of The Sentencing …
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