Law-abiding Texans:

A U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics report out today has this headline:

U.S. CORRECTIONAL POPULATION REACHES 6.6 MILLION

One in 32 Adult Residents Incarcerated or Under Community Supervision

Which seems strange. After all, what nation wants to boast about having "one in 32" in jail, parole, or probation?

Fun fact:

Texas led the Nation at year end 2001 with 4,818 adults under correctional supervision per 100,000 adult State residents ...

That's nearly 5% - and considering that men constitute about 80% those "under correctional supervision", it means that in Texas, 7.7% of them are currently in the system (3854 / 50,000). That's one in 13.

Think about that. It's not one in 13 in the inner city. It's not one in 13 of an ethnic group. It's one in 13 of all men statewide.

Thanks to InstaPundit and TalkLeft for bringing this to our attention.

posted by Quiddity at 8/25/2002 07:43:00 PM