[Australia] Our convict state - one in 600 behind bars / Sydney Monring Herald, 3 Jan 2006

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Jonathan Pearlman
"TOUGHER sentences, stricter bail laws and a crackdown on repeat offenders have led to a surge in the state's prison population. About one in 600 adults in NSW are in jail - a rate that has almost doubled since 1986, according to figures from the Department of Corrective Services." Includes chart of 'World' Prison population rates