Slow economy impacts US prisons system - 18 Oct 2008
The United States imprisons more individuals per capita than any other country in the world - almost one in one hundred adults.
Total spending on the correctional system topped $49bn in 2007.
With current financial turmoil in the US, budget cutbacks have been forced and newly-released inmates are facing a bleak re-entry into society.
Total spending on the correctional system topped $49bn in 2007.
With current financial turmoil in the US, budget cutbacks have been forced and newly-released inmates are facing a bleak re-entry into society.