Can We Wait 75 Years to Cut the Prison Population in Half?

“While most states have downsized their prison populations in recent years, the pace of decarceration is insufficient to undo nearly four decades of unrelenting growth.  If states and the federal government maintain their recent pace of decarceration, it will take 75 years—until 2093—to cut the U.S. prison population by 50%. Expediting the end of mass incarceration will … Continue reading Can We Wait 75 Years to Cut the Prison Population in Half?