
For too long, the federal government has incentivized states to imprison more people without changing crime rates
Shelton is Director to the NAACP’s Washington Bureau and Senior Vice President for Policy and Advocacy; Eisen is senior counsel at the Brennan Center.

For too long, the federal government has incentivized states to imprison more people without changing crime rates
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