re: Study Finds Increased Incarceration Has Marginal-to-Zero Impact on Crime

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Believe this or not?

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Of course. This has been known in the field for years. I mentioned it in another thread just the other day about New York.

I think it's actually likely that prison breeds criminal behavior. We know that the drug trade flourishes in prison. And given just how punitive all aspects of the system are for ex-cons, recidivism is very likely.