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| Rates of Incarceration in Connecticut |
| By newsmax.com- Shawndra Russell |
| Published: 11/09/2015 |
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Connecticut’s incarceration rate is lower than the national average, coming in at about 338 out of every 100,000 people, according to the National Institute of Corrections. This amounts to a 14 percent lower incarceration rate than the national average of 395 people for every 100,000 and gives Connecticut the 17th lowest incarceration rate in the U.S. Maine has the lowest incarceration rate of 148 per 100,000 people, while Louisiana has the highest incarceration rate by far with 847 people incarcerated per 100,000. Connecticut has a jail-prison system, which means that the there are no locally maintained jails in the Land of Steady Habits. According to the National Institute of Corrections, “As of December 31, 2013, the Connecticut inmate population was 17,563. The Connecticut Department of Correction operates a combined jail-prison system which housed approximately 16,900 inmates as of July 2013.” The state operates four correctional centers along with 11 correctional institutions to accommodate these criminals. Read More. |
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