Beyond Prisons:
- Just the Facts: It’s a Locking-People-Up Problem
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The U.S. incarcerates more people than any other country, with the number of inmates increasing 42 percent between 1995 and 2010, according to Human Rights Watch.
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Just the Facts: It’s a Locking-People-Up Problem
The American problem with mass incarceration is less about crime than it is about how—and who—we lock up.
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May 13, 2011
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