More than one in 100 adults in the United States is in jail or prison, an all-time high that is costing state governments nearly $50 billion a year, in addition to more than $5 billion spent by the federal government, according to a report released today.
With more than 2.3 million people behind bars at the start of 2008, the United States leads the world in both the number and the percentage of residents it incarcerates, leaving even far more populous China a distant second, noted the report by the nonpartisan Pew Center on the States.

PETA have released their top 10 list of vegetarian-friendly prison systems. Surprisingly, Tennessee makes the list with their offerings of TVP ala king, veggie burgers, veg sweet and sour, veg chili, veg stir fry, and (mmm..) TVP country gravy.