Prisons and Pandemic
The U.S. spends a staggering $90 billion annually on prisons, housing 20% of the world's incarcerated population despite representing less than 5% of the global populace. The pandemic exacerbated the already dire conditions within prisons, where COVID spread at alarming rates, leading to the release of over 36,000 federal inmates. Evidence suggests that reducing prison populations can actually correlate with lower crime rates, challenging the conventional narrative around incarceration and public safety.In this clip
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