From an article in today’s NY Times: At the end of 1980, just before I left office, 500,000 people were incarcerated in America; at the end of 2009 the number was nearly 2.3 million. There are 743 people in prison for every 100,000 Americans, a higher portion than in any other country and seven times [...]
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I haven’t seen much on the subject of justice reform at the Obama Administration’s excellent new website (whitehouse.gov). Buried a few clicks down is a brief mention, featuring a program in Chicago that brings gang leaders together. I hope that Justice reform becomes more prominent at some point soon. I don’t think we can afford [...]
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