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“While we certainly want to be smart about who we put into prisons, it would be a mistake to think that we can release any significant number of prisoners without increasing crime rates. One out of every 100 adults is behind bars because one out of every 100 adults has committed a serious criminal offense.”
From The NY Times Article, “1 in 100 U.S. Adults Behind Bars, New Study Says.” Read Here.
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Terry
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One in 15 black adults is incarcerated, one in nine black men between the ages of 20 and 34.
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