ADVISORY/Experts Available To Discuss Increased Prison Population.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE) TOPIC: A report from the Bureau of Justice Statistics Noun 1. Bureau of Justice Statistics - the agency in the Department of Justice that is the primary source of criminal justice statistics for federal and local policy makers BJS claimed that, despite a lower crime rate, the U.S. prison population rose 2.6 percent in 2002 compared to 2001, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. an article by The Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. . Experts believe the increase is due to mandatory sentences being served by nonviolent drug offenders. In 2002, the estimated cost for housing and feeding U.S. prisoners reached $40 billion. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Steven Logan, president of Cornell Companies
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