National crime and prison policies are failures, part 02
So, how did we get into the prison mess in which we find ourselves? To recap part 01, we have the highest prison population in the world, both in numbers, and in the percentage of our residents who are in jail. But, the situation that the Pew report lays out is even sadder than what has been reported so far. The Pew report goes on to say: “For some groups, the incarceration numbers are especially... [Read more]
