Prometheus 6

That's why it'll never happen

Too Many Prisoners
States should stop warehousing nonviolent offenders.
Friday, July 11, 2008; A16

TWO REPORTS by the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics show that the rate of growth in the prison and jail populations of the United States has slowed slightly but that the country still has the dubious distinction of being the largest jailer in the world. As of June 30, 2007, the country held roughly 2.3 million people behind bars, either in local or state jails or in federal prisons.