http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2010-03-17/live/fl-state-prison-population-20100317_1_prison-population-prison-count-additional-inmates http://www.theledger.com/article/20111222/EDIT01/111229822
You can see a quick breakdown of the state inmate population by "Top 10 Offenses" here:
http://www.dc.state.fl.us/oth/Quickfacts.html
It's a mix of violence, drugs, burglary, weapons, and "Lewd and Lascivious Behavior." (By the standards of my current environment, I think three-quarters of Miami's population could be convicted of that one!)
On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 12:18 AM, Dennis Claxton <ddclaxton at earthlink.net>wrote:
> Michael Smith wrote:
>
> Any one loon like George Zimmerman is a lot more dangerous than any
>> number of potheads or turnstile- jumpers or deadbeat dads or
>> graffiti-painters.
>>
>
>
> Much talk against prison policy is unconvincing because people don't know
> what they're talking about. Or, to be kind, they don't have the latest
> info. You're in New York right? I ask because what you say here gives a
> false impression of what's going on there:
>
> http://www.aclu.org/**infographic-safety-numbers-**
> prison-population-statistics-**new-york-vs-indiana<http://www.aclu.org/infographic-safety-numbers-prison-population-statistics-new-york-vs-indiana>
>
> August 15, 2011
>
> In the last decade, New York drastically reduced its prison population and
> at the same time experienced a huge drop in crime. Indiana, on the other
> hand, drastically increased its prison population — and consequently the
> burden to taxpayers — while seeing a much smaller drop in crime than the
> national average.
>
> graphic here:
>
> https://www.aclu.org/files/**drugpolicy/safetyinnumbers.pdf<https://www.aclu.org/files/drugpolicy/safetyinnumbers.pdf>
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