Monday, June 30, 2014

I received a series of questions from someone who was looking to learn more about America’s prison system. First, she asked how many people served time in America’s jail and prisons each year. We currently incarcerate more than 2.2 million people in the United States. But that figure doesn’t tell the entire story. The criminal justice system processes more than 12 million people each year. Obviously, not all of those people go to prison. Many are filtered out before they’re convicted and sentenced. Still, our criminal justice system touches the lives of too many people. That is why prisons have become mainstream. Besides the people it touches directly with arrests or interrogations, every family member of someone who is incarcerated feels the pain of confinement. The criminal justice system is a big and growing market.

 

Days since my release from prison: 322

Miles that I ran today: 10.01

Miles that I ran so far this week: 19.07

Miles that I’ve run during the month of June: 225.17

Miles that I ran so far in 2014: 1,358.94

Miles that I need to run in order to reach my annual goal of 2,400 miles: 1,041.06

Miles I’m ahead of schedule to reach my 2,400-mile goal by the end of 2014: 163.2

My weight for today: 167