tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235419263414453422.post4650079609255627757..comments2024-02-23T01:30:06.101-08:00Comments on Early Warning: US Prison PopulationStuart Stanifordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07182839827506265860noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235419263414453422.post-2577603656273361472010-08-25T14:32:03.892-07:002010-08-25T14:32:03.892-07:00Stuart,
Wikipedia gives the below statistics on p...Stuart,<br /><br />Wikipedia gives the below statistics on prison population per 100,000 inhabitants, which could be given some thoughts. <br /> <br />United States of America 756 <br />Russian Federation 611 <br />Australia 157 <br />United Kingdom 148 <br />Canada 107 <br />Sweden 82 <br />Japan 62 <br />India 22Lars-Eric Bjerkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12632949799117185675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235419263414453422.post-64050505189906510252010-08-25T10:21:28.058-07:002010-08-25T10:21:28.058-07:00Interesting article in the Atlantic this month abo...Interesting article in the Atlantic this month about using high tech monitoring as an alternative to prison.<br /><br />http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2010/09/prison-without-walls/8195bretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05280209182671727081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235419263414453422.post-77455043446093643722010-08-25T08:37:58.175-07:002010-08-25T08:37:58.175-07:00Other analyses or comparisons I'd love to see:...Other analyses or comparisons I'd love to see:<br /><br />What % of the US population has a felony, or several misdemeanors, and therefore can no longer get a conventional job (many professional and trade licenses are forbidden for people with felonies, and many industries routinely screen out people with criminal records, regardless of the nature of the job)?<br /><br />How does US prison population compare with other countries, or with historically accepted examples of excessive rates of imprisonment, like the Soviet gulags?Nick Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12721405349726668110noreply@blogger.com