99% of NYC population is now in jail

According to Think Progress:

Out of all 35 jurisdictions mentioned in the report, New York City had the largest jail population by far, with 8,405,837 behind bars in 2014.

Given that the city’s population is 8,491,079, the percent in jail is 0.989960993178841. That’s one hell of a revelation. Thanks, Think Progress!

Source: Jail Doesn’t Cost What You Think It Does

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