Modern Prisons and Their Predecessors

Subject: Modern Prisons and Their Predecessors Fri Jun 12, 2015 3:38 am

Over 5.5 million prisoners populate the five largest prison population states.
[total prisoners by country][4]
United States: 2,228,424
China: 1,701,344
Russian Federation: 671,700
Brazil: 581,507
India: 411,992
Per 100,000 citizens
United States: 707
Russian Federation:470
Brazil: 274
China: 172
India: 30
$55 billion is spent by the US government on prisons every year
That’s $183 per man, woman, and child in the US.
Jails:
Run by local jurisdictions and house those awaiting trial or serving short sentences
Prisons:
Run by state or federal governments for convicts with longer sentences.
Also:
Juvenile-detention facilities
Military prisons
Immigration-detention centers
And civil-commitment centers
The US incarcerates more people than any other nation in history
3/100 Americans are part of the justice system.
Total 2,418,352
Federal and state prisons 1,518,559
Territorial prisons 13,576
Local jails 785,556
ICE facilities 9,957
Military facilities 1,651
Jails in tribal territories 2,135
Juvenile facilities (2007) 86,927
Plus
4.8 million adults on probation or parole
1/9 state government employees work in corrections.
With 4 prisons in America for every 1 in Russia (the second largest nation in terms of prisons).

Source: CriminalJusticeDegreeHub.com
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Modern Prisons and Their Predecessors

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