Prison Incarceration Rates
“Why Are There So Many People in Prison?” was co-hosted by Zocalo Public Square at the California Endowment.
Panelists, including ex-convicts and a former prison warden, talked about the large and growing number of people incarcerated in America. Th… read more
Panelists, including ex-convicts and a former prison warden, talked about the large and growing number of people incarcerated in America. They discussed reasons for the large numbers and the increase, and strategies to deal with the problems.
“Why Are There So Many People in Prison?” was co-hosted by Zocalo Public Square at the California Endowment. close
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Keramet Reiter Assistant Professor University of California, Irvine->Criminology, Law & Society and Law
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Jeanne Woodward Warden (Former) California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation->San Quentin State Prison
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