Criminal justice reform is enjoying something of a moment, with politicians and pundits alike touting the need for drastic changes in the way the United States treats those who break its laws.
Our criminal justice system is clearly broken. There are 2.3 million Americans behind bars — by far the highest share of any country. And there are four times as many incarcerated Americans as there were four decades ago.
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