I've always thought that the reason America has so many people behind bars (the highest incarceration rate in the developed world) was mainly due to the war on drugs -- which out many non-violent offenders in jail.
But according to this article by David Brooks, that's not the case. The reasons are more complex than that and include, mainly, a much more aggressive prosecutorial system.
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http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/09/29/opinion/david-brooks-the-prison-problem.html?_r=0&referer=https://www.google.com.hk/
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But according to this article by David Brooks, that's not the case. The reasons are more complex than that and include, mainly, a much more aggressive prosecutorial system.
Read on>>
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/09/29/opinion/david-brooks-the-prison-problem.html?_r=0&referer=https://www.google.com.hk/
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