Criminal
May 31, 2013
Too many prisoners simply don't need to be locked up
With only about 5 percent of the world's population, the U.S. has a full 25 percent of its prisoners.
James P. Gray
ADR Services Inc.Business and commercial contracts, real estate, construction, employment, PAGA, probate, legal malpractice
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Irvine , CA 92612
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USC Law School
James is a retired judge of the Orange County Superior Court, a private mediator and arbitrator with ADR Services Inc., the author of "Wearing the Robe: the Art and Responsibilities of Judging in Today's Courts" (Square One Press, 2009), and the 2012 Libertarian candidate for vice president, along with Gov. Gary Johnson as the candidate for president.
One thing that starkly sets the U.S. apart from the other Western industrial countries of the world is our incarceration rate. Today our country has more than 2.3 million people in jail or prison, which means that, with about 5 percent of the world's population, we have a full 25 percent of its prisoners.
In the years 2006 to 2008, which are the latest dates for which statistics are available, the U.S. led the world with 753 people incarcerated for every 100,000 of our population....For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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