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Our cruel and inhumane prison system is so close to reform

By Mark Vargas
Published October 22, 2018 3:58pm ET
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Our cruel and inhumane prison system is so close to reform
A watch tower overlooks the H-Block 4 exercise yard of the former Maze Prison in Northern Ireland, U.K., Monday, Aug. 13, 2007. | (Paul McErlane/Bloomberg News)

Imagine living in a country that incarcerates more people than any other place in the entire world.

Imagine living in a country that spends nearly $40 billion a year to keep inmates in prison.

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