America’s Incarceration Nation Roughly 40 percent of the incarcerated population is of African descent, another 20 percent is of Hispanic descent, and the remaining 40 percent are Caucasian or mixed. For the average American, this means that one’s odds of spending time in Incarceration Nation depend greatly on gender and…
Beyond the bars: Envisioning a new ecosystem of virtual incarceration
Top Priority Sector: law_enforcement_first_responders Image Caption: Michael Gelles (left) AlanHolder and Kara Shuler By Michael Gelles , Alan Holden and Kara Shuler At this moment, 1 out of every 100 adult Americans is behind bars. That’s 2.3 million convicted offenders, more than 60 percent of whom were sentenced for non-violent…