Pubdate: Thu, 25 Mar 1999
Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (WA)
Copyright: 1999 Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
Contact:  http://www.seattle-pi.com/

Washington, D.C.: The number of people behind bars in America for
non-violent crimes -- everything from passing bad checks to dealing drugs --
rose above 1 million for the first time last year, according to the Justice
Policy Institute. 

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