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Anecdote: I've talked to a couple people who were in jail locally (in the US). Their experience was that "most" of the people in jail with them were in for DUI
by a3n 10y ago
Anecdote: I've talked to a couple people who were in jail locally (in the US). Their experience was that "most" of the people in jail with them were in for DUI or child support. "Most" can probably be thought of as "enough to notice."
Of course they didn't survey professionally, yadda yadda.
Of course most men don't end up in jail for anything at all, ever, but it's a common enough experience to notice.
Disclaimer: I'm divorced, paid child support for 15 years, and was nervous all the way to the last payment.
- jordanb 10y agoWhat kind of jail were they in? That is going to affect the population. If they were in minimum security or small town jails, then it seems perfectly natural that most would be DUI and Child Support because others would go to different institutions.
- a3n 10y agoYes, it was county/city jail. And yes, that's where they would "naturally" go, but many of the child support cases probably don't need to be in jail. Some do, some don't, the ratio is debatable.