Where can i find 2011 prison statistics for america?

[morcan]

im writing a persuasive speech about how prison and jail should be harsher and sentences should be shorter and that drug laws shouldnt be so harsh and that drug addicts should be sent to rehab not prison. so i need to know how much the government spent in 2011 on prison and jail. i also need details on which countries sent their drug addicts to rehab instead of prison. i also need to know what percent of people sentenced where sentenced because of drug charges. details about countries with low crime and low numbers of recidivism and numbers of recidivism in america.

[byron92]

probably in encyclopedia brittanica, brittanica .org or wikipedia

[teithi71]

Google whatever information you need..Ex. Google 2011 prison statistics for America..you will be surprised what information you find and information you need..Takes you to a Web site with the answers to the questions you need..Good luck