This week Kelley and Julia discuss how America grew to hold 22% of the entire world's prison population, despite only comprising 4% of the world's population. They track the imprisonment rates that rose 700% in the 90's, despite the fact that during the time prison rates were climbing, crime rates were falling. What are the cold hard facts about incarceration and how does the U.S. view the criminal justice system, and why are we not focused on more prisoner rehabilitation instead of mass, long-term incarceration and recidivism? These are questions that Julia and Kelley try to find the answers for in this packed episode.
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