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You're not counting state prisons, violent offenders are nearly half of the total US prison population. Why would I have faith in your start up if you can't ev
by hnaccy 9y ago
You're not counting state prisons, violent offenders are nearly half of the total US prison population.
Why would I have faith in your start up if you can't even get this right?
- rrradical 9y agojail != prison
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- dfrappier 9y agoThere is a chart here that is helpful in understanding the total number of people who are impacted by different parts of the criminal justice system. Approx 70% of people in local jails are there for non-violent offenses, approx 45% of people in state prisons are there for non-violent offenses and approximately 94% of people in the federal system are there for non-violent offenses. https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/pie2018.html https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/pie2018.html
- sorenhansen 9y agoWait, what?
- jpindar 9y agoIn the US, jails and prisons are two different things. Prisons are state and federal facilities for criminals convicted of serious crimes with sentences of more than a year. Jails are local facilities for suspects waiting for trial, and those convicted of minor crimes with sentences less than a year.
- gamblor956 9y agoAnother big difference between jail and prison is that a prison sentence must be served as a single, unbroken stay. A jail sentence in many places can be served weekends.