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Inmates wait to enter their assigned cell block after arriving at the Deuel Vocational Institution in Tracy, Calif.

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Why conservatives need to work harder to improve public defense

Lars Trautman, Jon Haggerty -

January 30, 2019 11:01 pm

In the current electoral landscape, politicians who want to slim incarcerated populations to better protect communities and save taxpayer dollars have much to gain, and little to lose. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

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‘Tough on crime’ used to win votes. Now it’s all about criminal justice reform

Arthur Rizer, Jon Haggerty -

December 12, 2017 9:24 pm

Some plans are substantially cheaper for the inmate than the costs he or she would face while locked up. (iStock)

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Technology has already created innovative solutions for our bloated jail populations, we just have to implement them

Arthur Rizer, Jon Haggerty -

March 9, 2017 1:00 pm