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US prison population could soon drop for first time in 4 decades as states look to cut costs | Washington Examiner

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Prison population to have first drop since 1972 (AP)

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AP - The United States may soon see its prison population drop for the first time in almost four decades, a milestone in a nation that locks up more people than any other. This entry was posted on Saturday, December 19th, 2009 at 3:42 pm and is filed under Word News . You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site.

Police: NM prison drug-smuggling attempt foiled

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Authorities say a former Metropolitan Detention Center employee in Bernalillo County has been arrested and charged with concocting a plan to smuggle drugs into a southern New Mexico prison . See the article here: Police: NM prison drug-smuggling attempt foiled

Drug dealer faces a decade in jail

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msnbc.com: The Connecticut Post Sat Dec 19 12:00:00 UTC 2009 BRIDGEPORT A member of a local drug gang that has spread terror into the suburbs faces 10 years in prison after being convicted Friday of selling guns. about: Crime Crime and Justice Individual Stories Injustice News Politics Prison Suburb View original post here: Drug dealer faces a decade in jail

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U.S. Prison Population to Drop for First Time in 4 Decades Saturday, December 19, 2009 Print DALLAS The United States may soon see its prison population drop for the first time in almost four decades, a milestone in a nation that locks up more people than any other. The inmate population has risen steadily since the early 1970s as states adopted get-tough policies that sent more people to prison and kept them there longer. But tight ...

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