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No New Beds

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By Micah Herskind, Priscilla Grim, October Krausch
| ScheerPost
By Micah Herskind, Priscilla Grim and October Krausch, In These Times. New jail construction is quietly booming across the United States. Some may be surprised to learn that during the most intense jail-building years, from 1990 to 2005, a new facility opened every 10 days. There are nearly 2 million people presently caged in more than 6,000 correctional facilities across the country, including 1,566 state prisons and 3,116 local jails.
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No New Beds - PopularResistance.Org

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By Micah Herskind, Priscilla Grim, October Krausch
| Popular Resistance
Above image: Margaret Vail Palmquist. How one coalition is challenging the construction of mega-jails in Georgia. New jail construction is quietly booming across the United States. Some may be surprised to learn that during the most intense jail-building years, from1990to2005, a new facility opened every10 days. There are nearly2 million people presently caged in more than6,000correctional facilities across the country, including1,566state prisons and3,116local jails.
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No New Beds

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By Micah Herskind, Priscilla Grim, October Krausch
| In These Times Verified
New jail construction is quietly booming across the United States. Some may be surprised to learn that during the most intense jail-building years, from 1990 to 2005, a new facility opened every 10 days. There are nearly 2 million people presently caged in more than 6,000 correctional facilities across the country, including 1,566 state prisons and 3,116 local jails. Recent data shows that number has only grown, and the push to build new jails and prisons continues.
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