Congress should learn from states on criminal justice reform

Published August 9, 2017 4:00pm ET



The United States holds the most incarcerated people in the world.

No matter how many times you repeat it for its shock value, we are running short on solutions to this glaring problem. The impact goes far beyond the individual in prison, affecting their families and entire communities. There is hope, as just this past July, United States Representative Doug Collins, R-Ga., introduced the Prison Reform and Redemption Act aiming to reduce the recidivism rate of federal offenders.

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