In response to: An Incarceration Nation?
Prison inmates listen during discussions with U.S. President Barack Obama at El Reno Federal Correctional Institution July 16, 2015 in El Reno, Oklahoma. Image: White House Photo / Alamy Stock Photo.More Responses
The best way to explain why we incarcerate so much is to explore what would happen if we didn’t.
We do imprison too many, and Latzer unduly minimizes the breathtaking severity of America’s criminal justice system.
Debates should continue about root causes, but attacking incarceration is not the right way forward.
