Long Prison Sentences Don’t Keep Us Safe

They’re Ineffective, Wasteful, and Do Little to Help Survivors Healby David TrieweilerLet’s get smarter on crime, not “tougher.”
This time of year, aspiring elected officials insist that we must get tough on crime to keep us safe. “Getting tough” almost always includes imposing more and longer prison sentences.  Unfortunately, most of those claims are based on myths, fear, and half-truths. Therefore, voters should insist that calls for increased punishmen