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General News 2/29/2008 at 10:14 AM EST

One In Every 99 Americans Now Behind Bars

By J.D TRUTH (Page 1 of 1 pages) 1 comment

Don't ask the U.S. prison system if this is indeed "the land of the free." For the first time in history, more than one in every 100 American adults is in jail or prison, according to a new report tracking the surge in inmate population.

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