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| State sees steady rise in inmates, parolees |
| By Deseret News |
| Published: 12/12/2008 |
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UTAH - One in every 31 adults in the United States is either in prison, in jail, on probation or on parole, a new U.S. Justice Department study says. The study released Thursday by the Office of Justice Programs' Bureau of Justice Statistics said about 3.2 percent of the U.S. adult population — or one in every 31 — was behind bars or on probationby the end of 2007. Despite the startling statistics, the number has remained relatively stable since 1999, the bureau said in a statement Thursday. About 2.3 million are incarcerated and another 5.1 million are under some kind of correctional supervision. In Utah, the 2007 prison population was 6,509 inmates, the state Department of Corrections said. By the end of 2007, BJS figures had another 10,829 people on probation or parole. The numbers have steadily climbed, Utah Department of Corrections spokeswoman Angie Welling said. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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