Having studied criminal policy, worked as a prosecutor, and served as a justice policy advisor, I can tell you with absolute confidence that all the research concludes that prisons do not reduce crime. Prisons do not reduce crime. Prisons. Do not. Reduce. Crime. But what some of the research does show is that they make people feel good; make people feel more safe. More prisons offer the illusion of greater safety.
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