A Nation of Prisoners
Following a 2.6 percent increase last year, the U.S. has about 2.1 million people in prisons. If you're not one of them, read the details here.
Top states for total number of jailbirds were California and Texas; highest incarceration rate prize goes Louisiana.
For a bit about white-collar criminals going to the pokey thanks to new Bush admin rules, read here.
