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Re:Sweden Drops Julian Assange Rape Investigation by tyingq on Tuesday November 19, 2019 @11:27AM (#21574738)
There are plenty of arrested, but not convicted, prisoners in city and county jails in the US. Often for months or longer.
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Re:Sweden Drops Julian Assange Rape Investigation by boomboomsubban on Tuesday November 19, 2019 @11:30AM (#21574787)
Yes, but not the two million mentioned.
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Re:Sweden Drops Julian Assange Rape Investigation by tyingq on Tuesday November 19, 2019 @11:49AM (#21575073)
It's close to 500k on an average day. https://www.americasquarterly.org/aborn-prisons
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Re:Sweden Drops Julian Assange Rape Investigation by bluejekyll on Tuesday November 19, 2019 @11:49AM (#21575067)
It looks like aprox. 500,000 according to this article from 2016: https://www.thenation.com/article/almost-half-a-million-peop...
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Re:Sweden Drops Julian Assange Rape Investigation by jeffdavis on Tuesday November 19, 2019 @01:38PM (#21576528)
Progress is being made with the elimination of cash bail in some places, and Trump's First Step Act.
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Re:Sweden Drops Julian Assange Rape Investigation by chrisco255 on Tuesday November 19, 2019 @01:49PM (#21576683)
To point made above, yes, it's just Federal, but the Federal stance on this could influence states to follow suit, especially since it had bipartisan support...a precious commodity in public policy these days.
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Re:Sweden Drops Julian Assange Rape Investigation by tyingq on Tuesday November 19, 2019 @01:43PM (#21576584)
At first glance, First Step looks like progress. But, it seems to only apply to Federal inmates, which is only 10% (or less) of the prison population.
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Re:Sweden Drops Julian Assange Rape Investigation by jeffdavis on Wednesday November 20, 2019 @12:22AM (#21581302)
So, 10% is not progress?
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Re:Sweden Drops Julian Assange Rape Investigation by tyingq on Wednesday November 20, 2019 @07:23AM (#21583258)
It's progress. I wasn't sure that everyone knew it applied only to Federal prisoners. Thought that was worth sharing.
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