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"Shelby County has nation's third-highest jail incarceration rate, study finds"

The Justice Policy Institute has this article today about Shelby County 's jail incarceration rate, which is currently ranked third in the country. The article states the jail, like many in America, is holding many nonviolent, poor offenders on high bails they can't pay.

 

Posted on April 11, 2008 at 10:26AM by Registered CommenterBlakely in | CommentsPost a Comment

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