More than two percent of Virginia in Jail or on probation
This is amazing. One in every 46 adults in Virginia is on probation or in jail. This is a staggering number.
Webb calls for criminal justice review | Richmond Times-Dispatch: "Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., wants Congress to find ways to cut the prison population -- a sharply divisive issue that has shaped his home state's politics for more than a decade.
Backed by the White House and key Senate Republicans, Webb yesterday called for a national commission to conduct a 1½-year review of the criminal-justice system.
Webb, who has been speaking out on prison issues for the past year, said the bipartisan panel should examine crime control, sentencing, and ways to ease the return of felons to society after completing their penalties.
Webb said incarceration, in particular, is raising concerns at all levels of government because of the exploding cost of jail construction and housing inmates who may be unprepared for life outside prison.
'It's a very emotional issue,' he said in a speech. 'We have a mess here . . . and we have to have a holistic approach to solve it.'
The U.S. has the world's highest incarceration rate, with nearly 2.4 million people behind bars. An additional 5 million are on probation or parole.
One in every 46 adult Virginians is in prison or jail or on probation or parole -- more than double the 1 in 108 in 1982."
With 2.4 million adults in jail and 5 million more on probation in the United States, I think Mr. Webb is on to something.
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