Most of a nation on probation?

[jamesd at echeque.com]

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On 4 Jul 2001, at 16:09, Sandy Sandfort wrote:
> I'm sure that "cost-effectiveness" has a role to play here.  I just don't
> agree that the cost savings of parole are all that big a factor.  The US has
> more prisoners per capital than just about anyone

I am inclined to doubt this much touted statistic -- for example china is estimated to have executed a thousand people last month, not withstanding the fact that it is routinely claimed that the US leads the world in executions.  There are more executions reported in a day in China than in a year 
in the US, and most go unreported.

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