Highlights The incarcerated population fell to its lowest level since 2003. The adult probation rate is at its lowest point in 35 years. Multiple sources…
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Like Cops-Correctional Officers Are Leaving The Job
Highlights Nearly one-third of federal correctional officer jobs in the United States are vacant. State correctional agencies are having problems with recruitment and retention. The…
View More Like Cops-Correctional Officers Are Leaving The JobDid COVID Jail Releases Increase Violence?
Highlights Based on recidivism studies of those released from prisons and those on probation, it’s reasonable to assume that the release of offenders from jails…
View More Did COVID Jail Releases Increase Violence?Female Correctional Officers And Sexual Misconduct
Highlights 69 percent of staff sexual assault allegations with male prison inmates involve female correctional employees, Bureau Of Justice Statistics. In juvenile facilities, in most-serious…
View More Female Correctional Officers And Sexual MisconductUS Correctional Population Declines By 726,000
Summary The overall correctional population dropped by 726,000 since the peak year of 2007. There were 111,000 fewer people in prison since the peak year…
View More US Correctional Population Declines By 726,000Jail Inmates Decrease by Three Million People
Observations The number of jail admissions declined from a peak of 13.6 million in 2008 to 10.6 million in 2016. The percentage of female inmates…
View More Jail Inmates Decrease by Three Million People“Broke-American Justice on the Ropes”
Crime in America.Net I was called this morning and told to look at CNN. Their lead story was about Camden, New Jersey and the fact…
View More “Broke-American Justice on the Ropes”Taking a Pig and calling it a Princess:American Justice and The Economist
Crime in America.Net The Economist is on a tear; it published endless examples in a series of articles of people going to prison for trafficking…
View More Taking a Pig and calling it a Princess:American Justice and The Economist