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.

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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