Prisoners in 2007 and Probation and Parole in the United States, 2007 - Statistical Tables
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ONE IN EVERY 31 U.S. ADULTS WERE IN PRISON OR JAIL OR
ON PROBATION OR PAROLE IN 2007
WASHINGTON - More than 7.3 million men and women were under correctional supervision in the nation’s prisons or jails or on probation or parole...