ROP=Religion of Prisons
That means that while Muslims account for between 0.7% and 1.7% of the US population (2-5 million), they account for 20% of the prison population, or 400000 people. In contrast, Jews are 1.7% - 2% (5-6 million) of the US population and
For Shame
The man is still incarcerated, increasing the prison population. Then, on his return to society, he is marked and automatically segregated from the rest of the population. There goes any hope of successful reintegration.
India: Why Are So Many Muslims in Prison?
In Maharashtra, Muslims account for 10.6% of the general population, yet they comprise 32.4% of the prison population. For those incarcerated on terms of less than a year, the figure rises - 42% of prisoners on short-term sentences in
Chul Hwan Kang’s Yoduk Story
With unkempt hair and lacking the nutrition critical to adolescent development, they did not look like girls, forced to become part of an androgynous and anonymous prison population
State prison population soars while crime drops
Though crime in Chicago and its suburbs has steadily declined the last 15 years, the state?s prison population is booming. That?s caused public spending on corrections to increase at four times the rate of education spending between
Secret Prison Population : 35000?
To put that figure in perpective, the combined population of prisoners in Ireland (that we know of!) is around 3199 (Irish Prison Service - 2004 figures) + 1472 (NI Prison Service) = 4571 people (and no leprechauns) at any given time.
No. Look at where I'm pointing!
Business Group Warns About Rising Prison Population. A skyrocketing prison population, spiraling drug crime and juvenile crime rates come under fire in a major study of Chicago-area crime and criminal justice published today.
The BS fixation on "prison slave labor"
Did you know that on a per capita basis South Dakota's prison population is greater than each of our neighboring states? Is the South Dakota prison population higher because South Dakotans are such bad people compared to our neighbors?
Child prison population reaches record high
Yet still the child prison population grows. The children's commissioner for England, Al Aynsley-Green, has warned again today of the "enormous damage" custody does to children, many of whom who are already vulnerable.
High Maori prison population
There were 670 births to Maori compared to 505 to non-Maori giving a birthrate per 1000 of 22.7 to Maori and 4.9 to non-Maori. This goes some way to explaining why Maori make up around half of our prison population

U.S. Prison Population Tops 2 Million
America's prison population topped 2 million inmates for the first time in history on June 30, 2002 according to a new report from the the Justice
HM Prison Service - Publications & Documents
Prison information alt i, advice & support alt s, careers & jobs alt n, news alt n, Population Bulletin - Weekly 03 November 2006 · Population Bulletin
World Prison Population List
experts about the size of the prison population in their *(Prison population total includes 103134 held on suspicion of participation in genocide.)
National Statistics Online
The average prison population in England and Wales was just over 73000 in 2003 This resulted in the proportion of males in the prison population falling
USATODAY.com - USA's prison population a record, but growth slowing
The population of the nation's state and federal prisons rose to a record 1.47 million last year, the US Bureau of Justice Statistics reported Sunday.

World Prison Population List
experts about the size of the prison population in their *(Prison population total includes 103134 held on suspicion of participation in genocide.)
National Statistics Online
The average prison population in England and Wales was just over 73000 in 2003 This resulted in the proportion of males in the prison population falling
USATODAY.com - USA's prison population a record, but growth slowing
The population of the nation's state and federal prisons rose to a record 1.47 million last year, the US Bureau of Justice Statistics reported Sunday.
Pa. prison population growing older, sicker, costlier
"Very often in a general prison population, the geriatric inmate becomes a victim," said Rosemeyer, who worked his way up through the ranks at several state
RESEARCH FINDINGS
order to compare prison population rates in different regions of The World Prison Population List gives details of the number of prisoners held in some
NEW INCARCERATION FIGURES:
to a decline of the prison population, resulting in a current rate of Aging Prison Population – One of every 23 inmates in prison today is age 55 or
1 THE FEDERAL PRISON POPULATION: A STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
following analysis provides an overview of the current federal prison population and sentencing. trends of recent years. Overall, this analysis demonstrates
BOP: Weekly Population Report
The weekly population report is generated every Thursday at 12:00 a.m Total Federal Inmates: 193674. Report Breakdown: BOP Facilities / Privately-Managed