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tptacek
on Aug 20, 2015
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The War on Drugs and Prison Growth: Limited import...
How does that square with the evidence that the overwhelming majority of prison inmates serve (a) short sentences (b) only 1-2 times in their life?
Natsu
on Aug 20, 2015
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That would seem to make sense if the three strikes laws are as significant a factor in causing the increase in felony convictions as I've been lead to believe.
tptacek
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According to this research, those laws are not a significant factor in the prison population.
(of course, that doesn't make them a good idea!)
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