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| MD And VA Has Fewer Inmates |
| By washingtonexaminer.com |
| Published: 06/28/2010 |
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Maryland and Virginia kept fewer people behind bars last year, in step with a nationwide trend that saw the first drop in states' prison populations since 1972. Maryland held 4.6 percent fewer prisoners in 2009 than in 2008 -- one of the biggest decreases in the United States -- and Virginia held 0.5 percent fewer. Nationwide, states housed 0.2 percent fewer inmates, though the federal prison population grew by 3.4 percent. "It absolutely is unprecedented. And that's what was shocking for us. Within the available data, going back 10 years, [prison population] had gone up for 10 years. The drop is absolutely unprecedented," said Baron Blakley, an expert with Virginia's Department of Criminal Justice Services. Read More. |
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