The overall crime rate is nearly as low as it’s been in decades, but that hasn’t stopped officials from pushing draconian measures likely only to fuel mass incarceration and harm public safety. It’s time for a different approach.
  • pivot_root@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    Being tough on crime was never about reform or safety. It was about supporting the prison industrial complex.

    • grue@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 month ago

      Yes, and it was about finding excuses to suppress minorities when overt segregation was no longer allowed.