One in 100:Behind Bars in America 2008

This report issued by Pew Center on the States and the Public Safety Performance Project reveals that the last 30 years of growth in the prison population in the U.S. has brought us to the point where more than one in every 100 adults is now incarcerated in an American jail or prison.

Georgia is in the highest fifth among the states in increasing numbers of prison inmates; from 2006-2008, the state has added 2,413 inmates or an increase of 4.6% in its prison population. To read the full report, click here.