1 out of 100 Americans Are Incarcerated

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Wed, 02/27/2008 - 4:00pm

A new study examining the social and financial costs of prison policy says the United States has passed a grim milestone: one out of every one hundred Americans is now incarcerated.Oregon spends a higher percentage of its budget on prisons than any other state. KBOO's Christian Danielsen has more.

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