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Video

Mass Incarceration in the US
America's 40-year policy of mass incarceration is deeply unethical, not very effective, and promotes the security of the few at the expense of the many.

21st Century Slavery: Mass Incarceration in America | Interview with Eugene Puryear
Abby Martin speaks with Eugene Puryear, author of 'Shackled and Chained: Mass Incarceration in Capitalist America', about how the US became the country holding a quarter of the world's prisoners, the privatization of prisons, and the racial bias inherent in the criminal justice system.

Lawmakers Make Corrections Reform a Top Priority
Rep. Doyle Heffley discusses the work of the Legislature in instituting important corrections reform in Pennsylvania.

Audio

Freeing Up California's Prisons: A Massive Undertaking
California attempts to shift thousands of those convicted of "nonserious" crimes to county jails.

Is 'Tough On Crime' No Longer A Talking Point?
There's a growing bipartisan consensus that criminal justice policy needs to change, because of the costs and social consequences of keeping more than 2 million Americans behind bars. Host Michel Martin discusses the parties' platforms on criminal justice with the Sentencing Project's Marc Mauer and Marc Levin of the group Right On Crime.

Web Resource

• Break the Cycle of Mass Incarceration
• The Link Between Mass Incarcerations and Gun Violence