Wisconsin incarcerates more African-Americans. (State to State).(Brief...

Corrections Compendium;  May 1, 2002 ;     205 words ...Wisconsin leads the nation in the incarceration rate for black offenders, according to...month. The report also found that the incarceration rate for blacks in Wisconsin is more than...as of mid-2001. In Wisconsin, the incarceration rate for whites is 350 per 100,000 white...

Jail rate No. 34 in nation

The Topeka Capital-Journal;  September 13, 2000 ;     316 words ......its September newsletter that the incarceration rate in the state for 1999 was 321 per...end of last year was 476, and the incarceration rate for the Midwest was 367. "Imprisonment...end of August. Kansas has a lower incarceration rate than all but one of its neighbors...

State ranks highest in incarceration rate of African-Americans

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  April 11, 2002 ;     700+ words ...State ranks highest in incarceration rate of African-Americans By...report also found that the incarceration rate for blacks in Wisconsin...whites. In Wisconsin, the incarceration rate for whites is 350 per 100...

Inmate Population Rises in U.S

Xinhua English Newswire;  January 19, 1998 ;     181 words ......today, citing official figures. The incarceration rate of the United States stood at 645...people since early 1970s and the incarceration rate for drug arrests has climbed 1,000...was quoted as saying. He said the incarceration rate for drug offenders alone accounts...

Kansas Ranks 34th in Nation.(Brief Article)

Corrections Compendium;  October 1, 2000 ;     376 words ......its September newsletter that the incarceration rate for 1999 was 321 per 100,000 population...end of last year was 476, and the incarceration rate for the Midwest was 367. Imprisonment...said a major reason the state's incarceration rate is low is because of the comprehensive...

Canada's prisoner rate rises first time in decade

Xinhua News Agency;  November 21, 2007 ;     204 words ......OTTAWA, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- Canada's incarceration rate increased first time in 2005-2006...processing times. It noted that Canada's incarceration rate per capita was far lower than the...2006. According to the report, the incarceration rate in the United States was 738 per...

Wisconsin ranks highest in incarceration rate of...

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  April 30, 2002 ;     700+ words ......released Wednesday, also found that the incarceration rate for blacks in Wisconsin is more than...those for whites. In Wisconsin, the incarceration rate for whites is 350 per 100,000 white...ranked in the upper tier of states in incarceration rate of blacks, said Pam Oliver, a ...

Hawaii's prison inmate population is climbing

Honolulu Star - Bulletin;  August 19, 1996 ;     258 words ......might be overcrowded, the state's incarceration rate remains one of the nation's lowest...and is about half the national incarceration rate of 409. "I would imagine an incarceration rate like that is what a state government...

The imprisonment crisis in America: introduction.

The Review of Policy Research;  January 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......America. This translates to an incarceration rate of 690 per 100,000 population...Japan's 36, and an average incarceration rate for all countries of around 80. Thus, America's incarceration rate is almost nine times greater...

LOTT CALLS TAX RELIEF, BUDGET ACTS A TRIBUTE TO AVERAGE AMERICANS

Capitol Hill Press Releases;  August 1, 1997 ;     288 words ......224-5358 Lott calls tax relief, budget acts a tribute to average Americans WASHINGTON - Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott of Mississippi...Budget Act of 1997 a tribute to the common heroism of the average Americans who work hard to pay taxes, raise kids, and build a better...

Financial Advisors May Give Affluent Professionals Confidence Boost Over...

PR Newswire;  June 20, 2000 ;     700+ words ......substantially higher confidence rate than average Americans that they are investing and saving...work force. Only 58 percent of the average Americans surveyed felt confident they were...Confidence Surveys, which represent average Americans with a median annual household income...

U.S. incarceration rate nearly doubles in decade Increase slowed last...

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  January 20, 1997 ;     343 words ......inmates per 100,000 residents at the end of 1985. The new incarceration rate of 1 out of every 163 U.S. residents is the world's highest...might show up down the road in a new surge in the rising incarceration rate." Jails, which normally hold people awaiting trial and...

Maine bucks prison trends ; The national incarceration rate has hit 1...

Portland Press Herald (Maine);  February 29, 2008 ;     694 words ......bucks prison trends ; The national incarceration rate has hit 1 percent of all adults...trend, Maine had the nation's lowest incarceration rate in 2005. One of every 366 Maine adults...revocation appears to be keeping Maine's incarceration rate stable. Copyright 2006 Blethen Maine...

Oklahoma's Rate of Incarceration Highest in Nation

The Journal Record;  April 15, 1994 ;     528 words ...Associated Press Oklahoma had the highest incarceration rate in the nation last year, according...simple explanation for Oklahoma's high incarceration rate. One factor obviously is the state...punishment, state officials said. "The incarceration rate tells us we tend to use the ...

Prison Population Grows at Record Pace; U.S. Incarceration Rate Now...

The Washington Post;  December 4, 1995 ;     419 words ......ending June 30, the largest annual increase in history. The incarceration rate also set another record. The United States locks up a...defeated in Congress recently. The bureau said the overall incarceration rate as of Dec. 31, 1994, reached 565 inmates per 100,000 U...