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Prison population hits new record in 1983 report
Washington AP reports the nations prisons ended 1983 with 438,830 inmates, 10 percent over capacity, despite slowed growth. The Bureau of Justice Statistics notes 24,468 more inmates in 1983, a 59 percent rise from 1981 to 1983, with Ohio at 17,766 inmates up 26 percent. Aging postwar Baby Boomers and expanded early releases reduced growth at state levels.
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