In the past generation, California built more than 20 prisons but only one university. They are not alone. Mass incarceration in the United States has led to many serious issues, including overcrowding, increase health risks, inadequate security and an enormous strain on state budgets. We are beginning to realize that the “lock ’em up mentality results in a price that we no longer want to pay. Van Jones, the author of “Beyond the Messy Truth: How We Came Apart, How We Come Together” lays out an excellent discussion on why we need a bipartisan solution to the incarceration dilemma.
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