Attorney General Nominee William Barr Defends Long Prison Sentences, But Says He's Open to Reforms
"As a system, it's working," Barr says of the criminal justice system. "It's not predicated on racism."
"As a system, it's working," Barr says of the criminal justice system. "It's not predicated on racism."
The ACLU is releasing reports on what's driving mass incarceration in every state, and how to cut prison populations in each one.
The former top G-Man thinks "mass incarceration" is a misnomer and that taking Martha Stewart down was pretty much the work of God.
Contrary to what many supporters of legalization seem to think, prisons are not overflowing with pot smokers busted for possession.
Texas alone bans 10,000 books, including The Color Purple and Where's Waldo?
Hope Zeferjohn's role was limited to chatting with the "victim"-who was never actually trafficked-on Facebook.
Brenda Menjivar Guardado is scared to go back to El Salvador, but she's even more afraid of dying in custody.
Author of Locked In: The True Causes of Mass Incarceration-and How to Achieve Real Reform talks about why ending the drug war isn't enough.
Talking about racism won't end these problems