Probation and Parole in the United States, 2003
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ALMOST 6.9 MILLION ON PROBATION OR PAROLE OR INCARCERATED IN U.S. PRISONS OR JAILS
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The nation's combined federal, state and local adult correctional population reached a new record of almost 6.9 million men and women in 2003, an increase...