The Numbers Behind Why America Has So Many People In Prison

Are drug users likely to be cured by being locked up? Are we really better off with so many nonviolent drug offenders in prison? These are questions that seem important to answer before we go ahead and lock up a million people.

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Rollie Williams

Jan 21, 2014

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