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A new study shows that the number of incarcerated people in the U.S. appears to be growing in some parts of the country.
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00:00A new study shows that the number of incarcerated people in the U.S. appears to be growing in
00:05some parts of the country.
00:07Data from the National Prisoner Statistics showed that the total number of prisoners
00:11in the U.S. justice system increased by 2.08 percent, which is roughly 25,000 inmates,
00:18from 2021 to 2022.
00:21The states with the largest jumps in prisoner numbers were Mississippi, Montana, and Colorado.
00:26Mississippi saw the biggest spike in its prison population, with numbers swelling by
00:3114.3 percent, according to the analysis.
00:35Newsweek notes that in 2022, the state incarcerated 2,470 more people than it did in 2021.
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