Comment by cgrubb

prison population by type of crime (2012):

    violent: 47.7%
    property: 17.1%
    drug: 20.5%
    public order: 13.8%

"public order" includes drunk driving, weapons possession, and prostitution. Source http://felonvoting.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=0...

Recidivism rates (2005):

    violent: 71.3%
    property: 82.1%
    drug: 76.9%
    public order: 73.5%

Source: http://www.nij.gov/topics/corrections/recidivism/Pages/welco...