Prison and jail populations declined again, Justice Dept. report shows
By Mark Berman Mark Berman National news reporter Email Bio Follow April 25 at 5:16 PM The number of people held in American prisons and jails declined again in 2017, continuing a slide from that population’s peak in 2009, according to Justice Department data released Thursday.
[Trump administration’s proposed hiring requirement undermines criminal justice reform, bipartisan group of senators says] Mauer said in his statement that the drops in prison populations were “heavily influenced by a handful of states” significantly reducing the number of prisoners they held, while a number of other states either saw modest declines or increases.
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