Because 90% of all prisoners in the United States are in state facilities, the work that states are doing to reduce their prison populations is crucial. Attempting to end mass incarceration necessitates realizing this is a situation requiring not one national solution, but fifty state solutions. Below are current state solutions that could be effectively modeled by other states for meaningful reform.
"I'm sure every Pennsylvania resident can easily come up with - right off the top - 10 better ways $400 million could've been spent. My list: schools, healthcare, roads and bridges, jobs, universal pre-k, tax cuts, victim services, diversionary programs, drug treatment, and ending hunger would be a good start."
Penn Live
June 25, 2018
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