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A Blueprint to End Mass Incarceration

Matt Ford | The Atlantic | December 16, 2016

Much of the debate surrounding mass incarceration is centered on its statistics: The United States has 5 percent of the world’s population and 25 percent of its prisoners; American prisons hold more inmates than Soviet gulags at their peak; a greater proportion of black Americans are imprisoned than black South Africans under apartheid. Now there’s a new figure worth remembering: 39 percent...

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New Report: 39 Percent of Prisoners Are Unnecessarily Behind Bars

Press Release | Brennan Center for Justice | December 9, 2016

Nearly 40 percent of the U.S. prison population — 576,000 people — are behind bars with no compelling public safety reason, according to a new report from the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law. The first-of-its kind analysis provides a blueprint for how the country can drastically cut its prison population while still keeping crime rates near historic lows. Among the report’s key findings...

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