incarceration rates

Your State Probably Has A Higher Incarceration Rate Than Most Countries

The scary truth about mass incarceration in the land of the free.
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The U.S. Is Depressingly Good At Putting Women Behind Bars

"Most women are in prison for crimes directly related to social inequity -- poverty, addiction, mental illness, domestic violence and trauma."
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Police Leaders Join Effort To Reduce Incarceration Rate

By Timothy Williams, The New York Times

Here's Proof Mass Incarceration Doesn't Reduce Crime

Instead of overcrowding prisons, a number of states are developing prison alternatives and programs to cut back on recidivism.
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We Can't Arrest Our Way Out of This Problem

How to Make Money Selling Drugs makes the argument that we should end the war on drugs. As a former cop, my reasons are simple: Drug prohibition is bad for public safety, and it's never going to work. We can't arrest our way out of this problem. Take it from someone who tried for 34 years.
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