Both Sides of the Bars- Repairing Today’s Ineffective Justice System Strategies

April 20, 2021

Andre Ward

Social Service

American prisons house more than 1.5 million individuals, an increase of over 390% since 1978. This growth persisted even in the face of an overarching decline in crime rates since the 1990s and the longest terms of incarceration since we began to collect accurate data.