Jails Packed with Minor Offenders, New National Data Shows

Jails Packed with Minor Offenders, New National Data Shows

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — One-third of those—over 2.7 million—were for misdemeanor offenses, charges often as minor as sitting on a sidewalk or jaywalking.

Jails Packed with Minor Offenders, New National Data Shows – The Tennessee Tribune

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — One-third of those—over 2.7 million—were for misdemeanor offenses, charges often as minor as sitting on a sidewalk or jaywalking. Newly released data from the Jail Data Initiative have provided the first national look in more than 20 years at the offenses driving America’s massive jail churn, and the findings raise serious questions about the priorities of the criminal legal system. The last comprehensive offense data fo…

Jails packed with minor offenders, new national data shows

Newly released data from the Jail Data Initiative have provided the first national look in more than 20 years at the offenses driving America’s massive jail churn, and the findings raise serious questions about the priorities of the criminal legal…

Jails Packed with Minor Offenders, New National Data Shows – The Windy City Word

By Stacy M. Brown BlackPressUSA.com Senior National Correspondent Newly released data from the Jail Data Initiative have provided the first national look in more than 20 years at the offenses driving America’s massive jail churn, and the findings raise serious questions about the priorities of the criminal legal system. The last comprehensive offense data for local jails came in 2002, leaving researchers and policymakers in the dark. But the Jai…