Over 50% of US inmates are nonviolent offenders, with 667,900 out of 1,331,100 incarcerated in 2006 convicted of violent crimes, with robbery and homicide being the highest convictions. More than half of inmates in the United States are nonviolent offenders. In 2006, for example, there were 1,331,100 people incarcerated, of which only 667,900 were convicted […]