Seeing the numbers of how the populations has gone down really surprises me. Going off the article about how there were so many repeat offenders lead me to that there was a n overpopulation in prisons. I'm pretty sure that there still is do to what the media has been telling me but sometimes the media does like to exaggerate how bad something really isn't. On figure 5 I would have figured that the size of the state would really put a effect on how big the distribution of correctional population was. I figured that the bigger the state the more movement there could be. But seeing how Rhode Island is one of the smallest states in the United States of America that completely proves my thoughts wrong. Moving onto table six and seeing how much the numbers of how people have multiple statuses on them. The amount of people being held in local jail alone has gone up 11,000 just in the last 14 years. I would say that that is a huge jump but there is a lot of local jails. I would say a few just around major cities and that wouldn't be including small towns or not as well known smaller cities. And finally I wanna say something about table 4. I noticed that almost all of the categories went down by about two percent of the population or it just stayed just about the same. For example the local jails only went up by .3 percent and the number of inmates went down by 40,000 which is weird since the population is getting bigger. ICCRunner789
I have to agree that the media could be over dramatizing the prison population problem. There could actually be a problem but with the media continuously giving us wrong numbers and falsifying information to make it sound worse it is. It is hard to find out if there really is that bad of a problem in the prisons and they trying to find ways to fix the problem or if they are doing it to boost their ratings. Birdman789
I agree with you thinking that the larger populated states would have a bigger distribution but Rhode island really did put that away. The population in local jail is a bit surprising but it isn't a problem yet. hopefully it doesn't go up to much. Godzilla789
I liked this article because it had a lot of interesting facts; the one I liked the most was seeing that the correctional population has been on a decline in the past couple years, it could because less people are committing less crimes or because they are letting more people out to deal with things like overcrowding. On table 1 I thought that there would be a larger number with the prison and jail populations than there turned out to be, with all the talk about the overpopulations in prisons I figured the number would be much bigger than the 2.2 million that were incarcerated in 2014. It didn’t surprise me that the number that was on community supervision was so high because they are trying to deal with the overcrowding of prisons by letting people out early but having them serve the rest of their time in the community. Birdman789
I think the correctional population being on an incline is a very good thing. I agree with you on it could be because less people are committing crimes or has to do with over crowing problems. It could also have to due with them realizing a lot of them are nonviolent criminals that just have person problems so they get them into rehabilitation programs instead of just keeping them incarcerated. dragons789
I also enjoyed reading the facts that were presented by this article. It interested me in seeing that the correctional supervision rates are going down. With the overcrowding in the prison population they are trying to look sat other ways of keeping an eye on criminals. KLICK789
I agree the 2.2 million is interesting, with the overcrowding talks that we have. Now I can't quite wrap my mind around what 2.2 million looks like, but in comparison to the other numbers it is smaller. I think it is good that the supervision side is better, why pay for them to be locked up make the person house themselves and make them pay. Very cost effective on the lower crimes that don't warrant incarceration. Palmdaddy789
This article has a lot of interesting facts in it. One fact that stood out was that the correctional system has had about a 1 percent decline in population since 2007. I think this has to do with them realizing a lot of people in prison are for drugs in which they are not violent they just have a problem so they are getting them help and releasing them to rehab or other programs. Another interesting fact was that in 2014 about 1 in 36 adults were under some form or correction supervision which is the lowest rate since 1996. This shows you that the crime rates are dropping and more people are getting help instead of just being locked up. If you look at figure one it shows you that the don't just lock everyone up. Out of the about 6 million people who are under corrections supervision only about 2 million are incarcerate and the other 4 million have other forms of punishment such as community service or probation or are doing rehabilitation programs. dragons789
I'm not sure if I would say that this shows that certain offenders are getting help by means of rehabilitation. Depending on the state they may just get lighter sentences depending on that state's laws. The points you bring up make me wonder if there is another type of methodology that can establish that. If that is the case, this may change quite rapidly over the course of the next 7 year study! - StrongArm789
I agree that the decrease in numbers is very nice, but it do also think that it might not only be because people are getting rehabilitated. They could just be getting probation or just a hefty fine. It would have also been nice to see what this article would have looked like if they added 2015 to it because the incarceration population would be a lot lower because we just released tons of people from jails ad prisons. All the points you bring up are very interesting and valid.
The U.S. Department of Justice’s file of statistical information is one that I feel shines a light on the current prison, parole, and probationary supervision populations, yet at the same time I feel it doesn’t give detail to a series of other questions that go unanswered, perhaps just to myself though. Firstly, the correctional population declining is definitely one great thing to see. This is roughly correlated to a 1.0% decrease over the past seven years, and it could be the start of a new trend. This may be determinant on the politicians, the police forces, and the medical examiners who keep a constant eye on the system itself. I also believe that the implementation of correctional programs like rehab and other alternatives for prisoners being released plays a huge factor in this demographic. Table 4 has a well laid-out breakdown by correctional status. This runs into my second point; if supervision programs are helping decrease the prison then perhaps, in a few acceptable cases of sentencing, more parole and probation programs should be initiated. I would think that implementing these in the smaller jurisdictions could be a good precursor as to which states could measure the affect, then moving to more populated regions by state to state. I wouldn’t advise states that have higher or more violent crime rates to follow these smaller districts. My last point is that some states obviously have harsher sentences than others. Three-strikes plays a key to twenty-four states currently and the sentences vary by each district. To add to this, crimes that once were held as misdemeanors now have a harsher form to the individuals who weren’t given a chance to change through rehabilitation or various types of social benefit. Arguing that they deserve it doesn’t hold much ground with me because I believe that all behavior is learned and that we are bi-products of our environments. We all can change this behavior in some way, not just for ourselves but for the whole. Some people will attempt to be evil incarnate to the best of their abilities but in terms of the smaller offenses, I believe that these offenders are rational in their thoughts and can in some way distinguish the faults that they committed. One last thing, I could not find out within this data were the instances of undocumented immigrants who commit crimes and what part they consist of, or what happens once inside the U.S.’s jurisdiction. Undocumented immigrants account for 3.5% of the U.S. population and consist of 7% of federal prison sentences (according to USA Today). I’m not denying that this data is not useful when showing/grouping the overall prison, parole, and probation information as a whole, but I do feel that there is much not touched on when breaking it down to my personal interest. - StrongArm789
This article really shows that the correctional system is making progress. In 2014 1 in 36 adults were under some form of correctional supervision, the lowest since 1996. I think the boom in college is one of the reasons that the rates are going down, but this test didn't record juveniles. in which a big chunk of information is lost. Most juvenile offenders are put of some sort of correctional supervision, like probation or court supervision. If you added juveniles to the statistics I guarantee it would go up quit a bit. I believe correctional supervision (probation, Court supervision) is used mostly now of days to help lower the prison count. People are not worried about how many people are put on probation each year, they are curious about how many people are put in prison. KLICK789
This article had a lot of interesting statistics about correction and how many people were incarcerated. It is really nice to see that the amount of people incarcerated has been going down since 2008-2009. This means the criminal justice system is making advances in how and who they are locking up. I have noticed that on almost all of the graphs, the states with the most people under some form of corrections is in one of the southern states. It was also great so see that the community supervision rates were increasing which means these people are not going to prison and instead are able to live in the community.
Thank you for mentioning that you noticed that on almost all of the graphs, the southern states had the most people under some form of corrections. Although this does not surprise me, I did not take the time to pay special attention to that until I read your comment. I, too, am pleased to see that the number of people incarcerated has been declining, implying that we are beginning to be more selective about who we lock up. Cards789
This is a very great article. Its awesome that the population of correctional clients is the lowest it has been in over a decade. There are many different factors that play in this decline. The fact that the police are more advanced than ever and bigger better and stronger is really great. Another really great factor is the fact that the justice system is leaning more towards rehabilitation instead of locking people up. It still shocks me that we would building on average three prisons a month at one point in our country. It still blows my mind though that 1 in everything 36 adults are under some form of correctional supervision. Godzill789
Im glad you mentioned how the criminal justice system is leaning more towards rehabilitation! that is a major key in all of this. There are a lot of major keys that go into the correctional system. as society changes obviously whats deemed illegal and legal is going to shift the numbers in the correctional system. -dicaprio789
The article did a good job providing facts and graphs that really put the layman in their place. I thought the ratio of 1 in 36 adults had have been impacted by some form of correctional supervision. Which is the lowest since 1996. There has been a lot of changes in the world, especially the way we view crime. We have made college a norm in today’s world. We also have more government aid that wasn’t present in 1996. This correlates with crime because we know crime is more common in those who do not have a good education. Correctional supervision, either being probation or parole has taken the place of incarceration on the crimes that do not necessarily warrant incarceration. I think it was good that this was presented because nobody talks about the correctional supervision aspect to corrections. Palmdaddy789
Your view that education impacts crime and therefor the corrections system is very logical. It is apparent that the trend is decreasing and is at its lowest in almost the last two decades. I think it would be important to point out that many crimes do not warrant incarceration, which you referenced in some detail. Silverado789
This was a very good article. Its really a good thing to hear that the number of people in the corrections system is at its lowest. It was shocking for me to here that since there are so many people in prison or jail. I think one of the reasons the number of people who are locked up is going down, is because of how important we have made college. A lot of people aren't following the crowd these days, people making better decisions in their lives. Another important reason the decline in population is happening is the decriminalization of marijuana, though it's not legal everywhere it has definitely become more of a social norm than 10 years ago! The correctional system will before forever changing as society changes. -dicaprio789
I can't read enough of statistics. I think it is fascinating knowing that at the end of 2014 1 in every 36 adults were under some sort of court supervision, the lowest rate it has been at since 1996. The charts show that obviously crime went up and was slowly decreasing. But over all was a good article. It makes you wonder what was going on those times when crime was on the rise and what triggered it to lower. -Ibanez789
This article focuses on the statistics involved in the correctional population. It also shows some trends over time in the correctional population. More specifically, they analyze the correctional population in 2014. One of the things that I found most interesting in this article was the fact that 7 jurisdictions (Texas, California, Georgia, Florida, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and the federal system) accounted for almost half of the correctional population (48%). Another fact that was mentioned in this article that caught me by surprise was that almost all jurisdictions had a larger portion of their correctional population supervised in the community than incarcerated. This article opened my eyes to the fact that the number of people that are being incarcerated has been on the decline, contrary to popular belief. The media coverage of crime makes most people believe that crime has been getting worse and has been on the rise, rather than what the statistics show, which is the opposite. Another point that was made in this article was that by the end of 2014, one out of every thirty six adults were under some form of correctional supervision, which was the lowest since 1996. One out of thirty six adults still seems to be a fairly large number, but it is interesting to find out that it is the lowest it has been in 18 years. Cards789
The article in subject displays statistics relating to the corrections system of the U.S. in the year of 2014. In 2014 the number of individuals under supervision by the state fell by approximately 52,200 people. This is an improvement of sorts from the previous year. The trend of those under correctional supervision has decreased for the past seven years since 2007. Interestingly the amount of individuals incarcerated in 2014 increased from the previous year by about 1900 people. The main decrease comes from individuals no longer under probationary supervision. Overall the trends are moving in the right direction, in my opinion. It is good to see that the state is moving to a system where individuals are no longer being put behind bars, but instead subjected to sentences of probation, community service or reparations. It is counterintuitive to put individuals with minor charges, such as possession, behind bars. It costs substantial amounts of money to confine an individual to prison. That money would be better spent on educating the populace, repairing roads and infrastructure, as well as spending the money on deterrence against crime. Overall the statistics support the claim that the trend is moving from incarceration to preventative control and punishments not involving imprisonment. Silverado789
Strong work Silverado789. 'You had me' at Money! I'm to believe the average cost of an inmate in America is $22,000 to $40,000. (range pulled from google search). I drive by these broken down houses, city structures, and abandoned gas stations and think of the broken window theory. The whole time spilling my coffee on the floor boards and dash because I'm hitting pot holes the size of man hole covers. Doberman789
Ok, picture this. In 2013 there were enough incarcerated people in Illinois to fill up Soldier Field to maximum capacity 3.6 times. Plus, leave 8000 folks in the parking lot. Apparently 49,000 are incarcerated now. Im a visual person so I can appreciate the 23 pages of charts and graphs(insert sarcasm). Although the article was long it was informational. The big statistic I could bring to the dinner table for discussion is 1 in 36 adults. That is brutal regardless if its a low percentage or not. Rauner wants to reduce the prison population by 25% by 2025. If the numbers continue to trend will this goal be met? That is 12,250 inmates released! Where are they gonna go. And how will they be released into society. If you remember Zeller's in Peoria, IL. you might of asked yourself some probing questions. Where did they all go? How did it affect the community? Did it put a strain on city/county resources? I'm getting off topic. The two articles I've reviewed tonight: Crime Stats and Your views, Corrections 2014 do present some questions when read together. If crime is going down is the amount of incarcerated individuals going down? Illinois can't even come up with a budget. In 3-4 months we will have went two complete fiscal years without one. These are the people we have elected to office, or allowed into office by not voting. Unless you are a felon and can't vote..... This is a democracy. Many battles were fought on this soil we stand on, for our rights. Don't take it lightly. Doberman789
Seeing the numbers of how the populations has gone down really surprises me. Going off the article about how there were so many repeat offenders lead me to that there was a n overpopulation in prisons. I'm pretty sure that there still is do to what the media has been telling me but sometimes the media does like to exaggerate how bad something really isn't. On figure 5 I would have figured that the size of the state would really put a effect on how big the distribution of correctional population was. I figured that the bigger the state the more movement there could be. But seeing how Rhode Island is one of the smallest states in the United States of America that completely proves my thoughts wrong. Moving onto table six and seeing how much the numbers of how people have multiple statuses on them. The amount of people being held in local jail alone has gone up 11,000 just in the last 14 years. I would say that that is a huge jump but there is a lot of local jails. I would say a few just around major cities and that wouldn't be including small towns or not as well known smaller cities. And finally I wanna say something about table 4. I noticed that almost all of the categories went down by about two percent of the population or it just stayed just about the same. For example the local jails only went up by .3 percent and the number of inmates went down by 40,000 which is weird since the population is getting bigger. ICCRunner789
ReplyDeleteI have to agree that the media could be over dramatizing the prison population problem. There could actually be a problem but with the media continuously giving us wrong numbers and falsifying information to make it sound worse it is. It is hard to find out if there really is that bad of a problem in the prisons and they trying to find ways to fix the problem or if they are doing it to boost their ratings. Birdman789
DeleteI agree with you thinking that the larger populated states would have a bigger distribution but Rhode island really did put that away. The population in local jail is a bit surprising but it isn't a problem yet. hopefully it doesn't go up to much. Godzilla789
DeleteI liked this article because it had a lot of interesting facts; the one I liked the most was seeing that the correctional population has been on a decline in the past couple years, it could because less people are committing less crimes or because they are letting more people out to deal with things like overcrowding. On table 1 I thought that there would be a larger number with the prison and jail populations than there turned out to be, with all the talk about the overpopulations in prisons I figured the number would be much bigger than the 2.2 million that were incarcerated in 2014. It didn’t surprise me that the number that was on community supervision was so high because they are trying to deal with the overcrowding of prisons by letting people out early but having them serve the rest of their time in the community. Birdman789
ReplyDeleteI think the correctional population being on an incline is a very good thing. I agree with you on it could be because less people are committing crimes or has to do with over crowing problems. It could also have to due with them realizing a lot of them are nonviolent criminals that just have person problems so they get them into rehabilitation programs instead of just keeping them incarcerated. dragons789
DeleteI also enjoyed reading the facts that were presented by this article. It interested me in seeing that the correctional supervision rates are going down. With the overcrowding in the prison population they are trying to look sat other ways of keeping an eye on criminals.
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I agree the 2.2 million is interesting, with the overcrowding talks that we have. Now I can't quite wrap my mind around what 2.2 million looks like, but in comparison to the other numbers it is smaller. I think it is good that the supervision side is better, why pay for them to be locked up make the person house themselves and make them pay. Very cost effective on the lower crimes that don't warrant incarceration.
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This article has a lot of interesting facts in it. One fact that stood out was that the correctional system has had about a 1 percent decline in population since 2007. I think this has to do with them realizing a lot of people in prison are for drugs in which they are not violent they just have a problem so they are getting them help and releasing them to rehab or other programs. Another interesting fact was that in 2014 about 1 in 36 adults were under some form or correction supervision which is the lowest rate since 1996. This shows you that the crime rates are dropping and more people are getting help instead of just being locked up. If you look at figure one it shows you that the don't just lock everyone up. Out of the about 6 million people who are under corrections supervision only about 2 million are incarcerate and the other 4 million have other forms of punishment such as community service or probation or are doing rehabilitation programs. dragons789
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure if I would say that this shows that certain offenders are getting help by means of rehabilitation. Depending on the state they may just get lighter sentences depending on that state's laws. The points you bring up make me wonder if there is another type of methodology that can establish that. If that is the case, this may change quite rapidly over the course of the next 7 year study! - StrongArm789
DeleteI agree that the decrease in numbers is very nice, but it do also think that it might not only be because people are getting rehabilitated. They could just be getting probation or just a hefty fine. It would have also been nice to see what this article would have looked like if they added 2015 to it because the incarceration population would be a lot lower because we just released tons of people from jails ad prisons. All the points you bring up are very interesting and valid.
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The U.S. Department of Justice’s file of statistical information is one that I feel shines a light on the current prison, parole, and probationary supervision populations, yet at the same time I feel it doesn’t give detail to a series of other questions that go unanswered, perhaps just to myself though. Firstly, the correctional population declining is definitely one great thing to see. This is roughly correlated to a 1.0% decrease over the past seven years, and it could be the start of a new trend. This may be determinant on the politicians, the police forces, and the medical examiners who keep a constant eye on the system itself. I also believe that the implementation of correctional programs like rehab and other alternatives for prisoners being released plays a huge factor in this demographic. Table 4 has a well laid-out breakdown by correctional status. This runs into my second point; if supervision programs are helping decrease the prison then perhaps, in a few acceptable cases of sentencing, more parole and probation programs should be initiated. I would think that implementing these in the smaller jurisdictions could be a good precursor as to which states could measure the affect, then moving to more populated regions by state to state. I wouldn’t advise states that have higher or more violent crime rates to follow these smaller districts. My last point is that some states obviously have harsher sentences than others. Three-strikes plays a key to twenty-four states currently and the sentences vary by each district. To add to this, crimes that once were held as misdemeanors now have a harsher form to the individuals who weren’t given a chance to change through rehabilitation or various types of social benefit. Arguing that they deserve it doesn’t hold much ground with me because I believe that all behavior is learned and that we are bi-products of our environments. We all can change this behavior in some way, not just for ourselves but for the whole. Some people will attempt to be evil incarnate to the best of their abilities but in terms of the smaller offenses, I believe that these offenders are rational in their thoughts and can in some way distinguish the faults that they committed. One last thing, I could not find out within this data were the instances of undocumented immigrants who commit crimes and what part they consist of, or what happens once inside the U.S.’s jurisdiction. Undocumented immigrants account for 3.5% of the U.S. population and consist of 7% of federal prison sentences (according to USA Today). I’m not denying that this data is not useful when showing/grouping the overall prison, parole, and probation information as a whole, but I do feel that there is much not touched on when breaking it down to my personal interest. - StrongArm789
ReplyDeleteThis article really shows that the correctional system is making progress. In 2014 1 in 36 adults were under some form of correctional supervision, the lowest since 1996. I think the boom in college is one of the reasons that the rates are going down, but this test didn't record juveniles. in which a big chunk of information is lost. Most juvenile offenders are put of some sort of correctional supervision, like probation or court supervision. If you added juveniles to the statistics I guarantee it would go up quit a bit. I believe correctional supervision (probation, Court supervision) is used mostly now of days to help lower the prison count. People are not worried about how many people are put on probation each year, they are curious about how many people are put in prison.
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This article had a lot of interesting statistics about correction and how many people were incarcerated. It is really nice to see that the amount of people incarcerated has been going down since 2008-2009. This means the criminal justice system is making advances in how and who they are locking up. I have noticed that on almost all of the graphs, the states with the most people under some form of corrections is in one of the southern states. It was also great so see that the community supervision rates were increasing which means these people are not going to prison and instead are able to live in the community.
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Thank you for mentioning that you noticed that on almost all of the graphs, the southern states had the most people under some form of corrections. Although this does not surprise me, I did not take the time to pay special attention to that until I read your comment. I, too, am pleased to see that the number of people incarcerated has been declining, implying that we are beginning to be more selective about who we lock up. Cards789
DeleteThis is a very great article. Its awesome that the population of correctional clients is the lowest it has been in over a decade. There are many different factors that play in this decline. The fact that the police are more advanced than ever and bigger better and stronger is really great. Another really great factor is the fact that the justice system is leaning more towards rehabilitation instead of locking people up. It still shocks me that we would building on average three prisons a month at one point in our country. It still blows my mind though that 1 in everything 36 adults are under some form of correctional supervision. Godzill789
ReplyDeleteIm glad you mentioned how the criminal justice system is leaning more towards rehabilitation! that is a major key in all of this. There are a lot of major keys that go into the correctional system. as society changes obviously whats deemed illegal and legal is going to shift the numbers in the correctional system. -dicaprio789
DeleteThe article did a good job providing facts and graphs that really put the layman in their place. I thought the ratio of 1 in 36 adults had have been impacted by some form of correctional supervision. Which is the lowest since 1996. There has been a lot of changes in the world, especially the way we view crime. We have made college a norm in today’s world. We also have more government aid that wasn’t present in 1996. This correlates with crime because we know crime is more common in those who do not have a good education. Correctional supervision, either being probation or parole has taken the place of incarceration on the crimes that do not necessarily warrant incarceration. I think it was good that this was presented because nobody talks about the correctional supervision aspect to corrections.
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Your view that education impacts crime and therefor the corrections system is very logical. It is apparent that the trend is decreasing and is at its lowest in almost the last two decades. I think it would be important to point out that many crimes do not warrant incarceration, which you referenced in some detail.
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This was a very good article. Its really a good thing to hear that the number of people in the corrections system is at its lowest. It was shocking for me to here that since there are so many people in prison or jail. I think one of the reasons the number of people who are locked up is going down, is because of how important we have made college. A lot of people aren't following the crowd these days, people making better decisions in their lives. Another important reason the decline in population is happening is the decriminalization of marijuana, though it's not legal everywhere it has definitely become more of a social norm than 10 years ago! The correctional system will before forever changing as society changes. -dicaprio789
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ReplyDeleteI can't read enough of statistics. I think it is fascinating knowing that at the end of 2014 1 in every 36 adults were under some sort of court supervision, the lowest rate it has been at since 1996. The charts show that obviously crime went up and was slowly decreasing. But over all was a good article. It makes you wonder what was going on those times when crime was on the rise and what triggered it to lower.
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This article focuses on the statistics involved in the correctional population. It also shows some trends over time in the correctional population. More specifically, they analyze the correctional population in 2014. One of the things that I found most interesting in this article was the fact that 7 jurisdictions (Texas, California, Georgia, Florida, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and the federal system) accounted for almost half of the correctional population (48%). Another fact that was mentioned in this article that caught me by surprise was that almost all jurisdictions had a larger portion of their correctional population supervised in the community than incarcerated. This article opened my eyes to the fact that the number of people that are being incarcerated has been on the decline, contrary to popular belief. The media coverage of crime makes most people believe that crime has been getting worse and has been on the rise, rather than what the statistics show, which is the opposite. Another point that was made in this article was that by the end of 2014, one out of every thirty six adults were under some form of correctional supervision, which was the lowest since 1996. One out of thirty six adults still seems to be a fairly large number, but it is interesting to find out that it is the lowest it has been in 18 years. Cards789
ReplyDeleteThe article in subject displays statistics relating to the corrections system of the U.S. in the year of 2014. In 2014 the number of individuals under supervision by the state fell by approximately 52,200 people. This is an improvement of sorts from the previous year. The trend of those under correctional supervision has decreased for the past seven years since 2007. Interestingly the amount of individuals incarcerated in 2014 increased from the previous year by about 1900 people. The main decrease comes from individuals no longer under probationary supervision. Overall the trends are moving in the right direction, in my opinion. It is good to see that the state is moving to a system where individuals are no longer being put behind bars, but instead subjected to sentences of probation, community service or reparations. It is counterintuitive to put individuals with minor charges, such as possession, behind bars. It costs substantial amounts of money to confine an individual to prison. That money would be better spent on educating the populace, repairing roads and infrastructure, as well as spending the money on deterrence against crime. Overall the statistics support the claim that the trend is moving from incarceration to preventative control and punishments not involving imprisonment.
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Strong work Silverado789. 'You had me' at Money! I'm to believe the average cost of an inmate in America is $22,000 to $40,000. (range pulled from google search). I drive by these broken down houses, city structures, and abandoned gas stations and think of the broken window theory. The whole time spilling my coffee on the floor boards and dash because I'm hitting pot holes the size of man hole covers. Doberman789
DeleteOk, picture this. In 2013 there were enough incarcerated people in Illinois to fill up Soldier Field to maximum capacity 3.6 times. Plus, leave 8000 folks in the parking lot. Apparently 49,000 are incarcerated now. Im a visual person so I can appreciate the 23 pages of charts and graphs(insert sarcasm). Although the article was long it was informational. The big statistic I could bring to the dinner table for discussion is 1 in 36 adults. That is brutal regardless if its a low percentage or not. Rauner wants to reduce the prison population by 25% by 2025. If the numbers continue to trend will this goal be met? That is 12,250 inmates released! Where are they gonna go. And how will they be released into society. If you remember Zeller's in Peoria, IL. you might of asked yourself some probing questions. Where did they all go? How did it affect the community? Did it put a strain on city/county resources? I'm getting off topic. The two articles I've reviewed tonight: Crime Stats and Your views, Corrections 2014 do present some questions when read together. If crime is going down is the amount of incarcerated individuals going down? Illinois can't even come up with a budget. In 3-4 months we will have went two complete fiscal years without one. These are the people we have elected to office, or allowed into office by not voting. Unless you are a felon and can't vote..... This is a democracy. Many battles were fought on this soil we stand on, for our rights. Don't take it lightly. Doberman789
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