Yo Holmes, pick up the soap

I saw this in the NY Times. It's a great time to be an American. I was a little bit surprised by the blacks; I figured at least 1 in 20 was in the slammer but the 1 in 15 and 1 in 9 was a little interesting and might explain certain stereotypes....

"For the first time in the nation’s history, more than one in 100 American adults is behind bars, according to a new report.

Nationwide, the prison population grew by 25,000 last year, bringing it to almost 1.6 million. Another 723,000 people are in local jails. The number of American adults is about 230 million, meaning that one in every 99.1 adults is behind bars.

Incarceration rates are even higher for some groups. One in 36 Hispanic adults is behind bars, based on Justice Department figures for 2006. One in 15 black adults is, too, as is one in nine black men between the ages of 20 and 34."

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On a totally unrelated note... Ladies if you would like to celebrate Sadie Hawkins day today by spamming me with innapropriate comments and pictures feel free to...