Public Overwhelmingly Agrees: Prisons Are Impotent

Created with Highcharts 4.2.3 /Highstock 4.2.3Strongly Agree...some money spent onlow-risk, non-violentinmates should beshifted toalternatives toincarceration (%)Total Agree (%)DemocratsIndependentsRepublicans0102030405060708090100
Strongly Agree... some money spent on low-risk, non-violent inmates should be shifted to alternatives to incarceration (%)Total Agree (%)
Democrats6791
Independents5785
Republicans4977
Sources: pewstates.org nytimes.com