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Home | DC AUTHORS | Reforming the Criminal Justice System in America

Reforming the Criminal Justice System in America

November 11, 2012 by Pietro Scopa 1 Comment

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Prison Overcrowding with communal living area
Overcrowding in California State Prison (July 19, 2006) Wikipedia

While the country is focused on the U.S. Presidential Election I wanted to write about—and hopefully bring some attention to—an issue that has not received any attention from either candidate or the news media during this campaign. The criminal justice system is seldom discussed in the media but even still inspires passionate activists group.

Number of inmates General US population
Number of inmates. 1920 to 2006. (absolute numbers) General US population grew 2.8 times in the same period. The number of inmates increased more than 20 times.
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Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: African-Americans and Democracy, Civil Rights, Felon Voting, Minority Voting Rights, Voter Access

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About Pietro Scopa

Pietro Scopa writes for Democracy Chronicles from New York. Checkout the rest of our international team of authors as well. Together, they help cover free and fair elections on every continent with a focus on election reform in the United States.

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  1. Brendan Davis says

    November 12, 2012 at 5:45 pm

    Good article on a neglected subject!

    Shane Bauer offered some interesting insights on this topic recently following his own experiences as a prisoner in Iran.

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