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The never-ending sentence: How parole and probation fuel mass incarceration

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by Lucius Couloute, Trinity College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The U.S. operates one of the largest and most punitive criminal justice systems in the world. On any given day, 1.9 million people are incarcerated in more than 6,000 federal, state and local facilities. Another 3.7 million remain under what scholars call “correctional control” through probation or parole supervision. That means on…

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The Never-Ending Sentence: How Parole And Probation Fuel Mass Incarceration

The Ohio Reformatory for Women is seen beyond a fence and razor wire in Marysville, Ohio, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. (Carolyn Kaster / AP Photo) By Lucius CoulouteThe ConversationThe U.S. operates one of the largest and most punitive criminal justice systems in the world. On any given day, 1.9 million people are incarcerated in more than 6,000 federal, state and local facilities. Another 3.7 million remain under what scholars call “correctional …

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