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That's state only; in total it's ~20%. That still hugely misses the point, because sentences are not equal. Violent offenders serve on average 4.7 years while
by hwillis 6y ago
That's state only; in total it's ~20%.
That still hugely misses the point, because sentences are not equal. Violent offenders serve on average 4.7 years while drug offenders serve under 2 years.
~40% of people who are sent to state prison are sent with drugs as the most serious charge.
https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/tssp16.pdf https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/tssp16.pdf