![]() ![]() But an enormous number of Americans are in prison who shouldn’t be. ![]() It is of course true that some people belong in prison, particularly chronically recidivist or violent offenders. We spend roughly $182 billion annually to lock up a tragic percentage of our adult population. The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world. To fulfill his campaign promises, Biden must do a lot more than cancel a few contracts. ![]() These millions of Americans - and their millions of loved ones - are anxiously awaiting Biden’s next move. But what about the 2 million-plus Americans (Biden’s “SOBs”) who remain in jail? What about the hundreds of thousands serving multi-year sentences for nonviolent offenses? And what about former inmates still handicapped by the myriad harmful effects of serving time? ![]()
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