Mills E. Godwin, Jr., Professor of Law, William & Mary Law School
Jeffrey Bellin is a professor at William & Mary Law School where he teaches about and researches the criminal justice system in the United States. He is a former prosecutor and the author of "Mass Incarceration Nation: How the United States Became Addicted to Prisons and Jails and How it Can Recover"
Understanding mass incarceration in the US is the first step to reducing a swollen prison population
Mar 04, 2023 12:08 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The incarceration rate in the United States fell in 2021 to its lowest levels since 1995 but the U.S. continues to imprison a higher percentage of its population than almost every other country. The U.S. incarcerates...
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