Source : Source : Weak community corrections programs force judges to choose sides . Record 7.3 million people were in jail , prison or on probation or parole in 2007 . That 's one in every 31 people in the country , Pew Center on Justice said . The numbers vary widely by race and gender . Blacks five times more likely than whites to be in corrections system , study showed .
Source : Source : Weak community corrections programs force judges to choose sides . Record 7.3 million people were in jail , prison or on probation or parole in 2007 . That 's one in every 31 people in the country , Pew Center on Justice said . Blacks five times more likely than whites to be in corrections system , study showed .