A record high 6.9 million Americans are part of the "correctional population" -- that is, in jail or prison or on parole or probation. That's more than 3 percent of the adult population (and, I believe, almost 1 in 10 of ALL black people). Trying to rehabilitate them, unfortunately, is a thing of the past. In 2003, just about half (47%) of the people discharged or on parole either returned to prison or absconded.
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