--- On Thu, 8/13/09, Jordan Hayes <jmhayes at j-o-r-d-a-n.com> wrote:
>
> Wow, you sure fooled me on that one. I thought that
> the prisons were full of violent criminals, and that from
> the time of pre-school everyone knows violent crimes are in
> fact crimes.
>
> http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/glance/corrtyp.htm
>
[WS:] The data you cite show a high rate of "public order" and drug offenses (cumulatively nearly equal to violent offenses). That means people being incarcerated for having a joint on them or 'contempt of court' or similar bullshit.
Wojtek