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One in 32 adults in the United States was behind bars or on probation by the end of last year, according to a government report that found a record 6.6 million people in the U.S. correctional system. The Justice Department reported that adults under supervision by the criminal justice system rose by 147,700, or 2.3 percent between 2000 and 2001. Texas had the most adults under supervision than any other state: 755,100. California had the most incarcerated: 236,300, followed by Texas at 203,800. "The overall figures suggest that we've come to rely on the criminal justice system as a way of responding to social problems in a way that's unprecedented," said Marc Mauer, assistant director of the Sentencing Project. Source: http://www.AP.org
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