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The US prison population has been declining since 2010: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_incarceration_...


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cestith08/01/2025

Yes. Also, it’s still far too many people per capita. Too little is done to prevent the circumstances that make crime more likely. The sentences are often ridiculously long for the offense. The conditions are generally poor and often torturous. Too little is done to reincorporate the formerly incarcerated into society.