Poverty in America - Change.org: Mass Incarceration: An Unacceptable Strategy for Poverty Reduction

Poverty in America - Change.org: Mass Incarceration: An Unacceptable Strategy for Poverty Reduction: "According to the Pew Center on the States, the United States incarcerates more people than any country in the world, with approximately one in 100 people behind bars in 2008. Louisiana has the highest incarceration rate in the nation, with 1 in 55 adults currently behind bars. This figure only includes people behind bars, not people on probation or parole. Since 1982, Louisiana’s incarceration rate has risen by 272 percent."