Number jailed reaches all-time high with Clinton as president

More Americans went to prison or jail during the Clinton administration than during any past administration.

Number jailed reaches all-time high with Clinton as president

More Americans went to prison or jail during the Clinton administration than during any past administration.

A criminal justice think tank study has found the high rate of incarceration is the result of get-tough policies that led to more prisons, more police officers and longer sentences.

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