Roughly 97% of the approximately 2 million people who are incarcerated in the United States will be released from prison or jail, and when they reenter the general population, they will join an estimated 5 million people who are already under community supervision (probation or parole) in the United States.
Read MoreHow do we know if a society is punitive? This might seem like an easy question to answer. Just count the number of people in prison and divide by the national population. The higher the rate, the more punitive the country.
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