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US prison admission rates will fall by an additional 50% within two decades, approaching 1970s levels.

Legal IssuesPrison ReformDemographicsOct 1, 2026score 0.353 posts · 0 replies across 3 instances
The posts share a research finding based on National Corrections Reporting Program data. The data predicts a significant 50% decrease in US prison admission rates over the next twenty years, returning to levels seen in the 1970s.

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US prison admission rates will fall by an additional 50% within two decades, approaching 1970s levels.
Parent: Criminal JusticeEntity: US prison admission ratesSub-entity: National Corrections Reporting Program dataImpact: positiveDate: Oct 1, 2026Target: US prison admission rates

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"We use data from the National Corrections Reporting Program to predict that US prison admission rates will fall by an additional 50% within two decades, approaching the imprisonment levels last seen in the 1970s." Seems like good news? https://www.annualreviews.org/content/journals/10.1146/annurev-criminol-022222-034050
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"We use data from the National Corrections Reporting Program to predict that US prison admission rates will fall by an additional 50% within two decades, approaching the imprisonment levels last seen in the 1970s." Seems like good news? www.annualreviews.org/content/jour... Running Out of Inmates? Cohort...
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@[email protected]
"We use data from the National Corrections Reporting Program to predict that US prison admission rates will fall by an additional 50% within two decades, approaching the imprisonment levels last seen in the 1970s." Seems like good news? https://www.annualreviews.org/content/journals/10.1146/annurev-criminol-022222-034050
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