Prison population growth slows after 2-decade spike.(N)

The Virginian Pilot;  September 30, 2007 ;     686 words ......nowhere near the 77 percent spike in the prison population from 1990 to 2000...relatives. In 1990, 8 percent of the prison population was female. By 2000...population and 19 percent of the prison population. By contrast, immigrants...

U.S. prison population reaches record

Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  November 8, 2004 ;     489 words ......result is a prison population that is more...Nearly 30 percent of prisoners...found: Utah's prison population increased 3.6 percent from 5,562...the federal prison population has grown an average of 7.7 percent a year, compared...

Prison population leveling off: ; Decreased popularity of crack cocaine,...

Charleston Daily Mail;  October 1, 2007 ;     682 words ......nowhere near the 77 percent spike in the prison population from 1990 to 2000...relatives. In 1990, 8 percent of the prison population was female. By 2000...population and 19 percent of the prison population. By contrast, immigrants...

The nation's prison population growth rate slows.

M2 Presswire;  August 10, 2000 ;     700+ words ......Since 1990 the prison population has increased by 77 percent an increase of...growth in the state prison population included: -- A 54 percent increase in the...Wisconsin (up 11 percent) reported prison population increases of at...

PRISON POPULATION BOOMING INMATES IN COLORADO INCREASING SIX TIMES THE...

Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  March 27, 2001 ;     505 words ......populations. In Idaho, the prison population soared 17.9 percent in the past year...In New York, the prison population declined 1.7 percent, in New Jersey...Blacks comprised 44.5 percent of the prison population nationwide last...

PRISON POPULATION GROWTH SLOWING

United Press International;  August 3, 1998 ;     309 words ......nation's adult prison population slowed to 5.2 percent in 1997 from...average of 8.8 percent. Nine states reported prison population increases of...led the way in prison population growth with a 23 percent increase, while...

Utah prison population sees surge

Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  May 28, 2004 ;     530 words ......Utah's prison population grew 65 percent faster than...nation's prison population overall was...increase by percentage nationally...recorded, Utah's prison population has been...growth in prison population by percentage for the study...

U.S. PRISON POPULATION GROWTH FOR EARLY 1989 BREAKS RECORD

Post-Tribune (IN);  September 11, 1989 ;     430 words ......VERSION. The nation's prison population jumped by a record...-82, when the national prison population grew by 41,060 inmates...Tom Hester. The 7.3 percent surge in prison population during the first half...about by increases of 7 percent in the number of men imprisoned ...

State prison population declines 2%.

Omaha World-Herald (Omaha, NE);  October 2, 2007 ;     644 words ......Nebraska's prison population dropped 2 percent in fiscal...The state's prison population reached 4...or 140 percent of capacity...the U.S. prison population began to level...is only a 4 percent increase since...

During 2005, the U.S. prison population grew 1.9 percent, and 2.3 million...

Corrections Compendium;  March 1, 2007 ;     238 words ...During 2005, the U.S. prison population grew 1.9 percent, and 2.3 million people...percent) and Alabama (7.7 percent). On the other hand...as in Georgia (-4.6 percent), Maryland (-2,4 percent), Louisiana (-2.3 percent), Mississippi (-2.2 percent) and Arkansas (-2.1 ...

Prison population up 4.7%

Chicago Sun-Times;  September 7, 1987 ;     212 words ...WASHINGTON Prison population grew 4.7 percent in the first half of...California. The federal prison population rose 7.3 percent in the six months ending...this year, up 15.8 percent. Arizona's prison population rose 11.8 percent...

US PRISON POPULATION UP 4.7% IN 6 MONTHS

The Boston Globe;  September 7, 1987 ;     287 words ...WASHINGTON - Prison population grew 4.7 percent in the first...California's prison population rose 5,253 to...accounting for 21 percent of the nationwide...The federal prison population rose 7.3 percent in the six months...

U.S. prison population double that of 1985, Justice Department...

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  August 18, 1996 ;     700+ words ......state and local prison population grew 6.8 percent last year, slightly...states, the total prison population increased by ten percent or more during...Nebraska. Forty-three percent of 1995's prison population increase was accounted...

US prison population largest in world: Justice Department

Xinhua News Agency;  October 24, 2005 ;     293 words ...US prison population largest in world: Justice...the world's largest prison population and the figure is still...Justice Department, the US prison population, already the largest in the world, grew 1.9 percent to 2,267,787 people...attributed some of the prison ...

Prison Population Still Rising, but More Slowly; 1.8 Million People...

The Washington Post;  March 15, 1999 ;     700+ words ......said the overall prison population grew by 4.4 percent. This was less...1998 the federal prison population increased by 8.3 percent compared to growth...offenders make up 60 percent of the prison population. From 1990 to 1996...