It’s widely known that the total number of individuals incarcerated in the United States has come down over the last several years. The question remains: What does this mean for the future? Have we turned the corner on mass incarceration, or is it just a brief head fake? In a fascinating new research report, Malcolm Young, provides informed answers to these questions based on rigorous research. He shows where the declines in incarceration have actually taken place over the past 18 years, where they have not, and what this suggests for the future. Mr. Young, who has led CCA’s Project New Opportunities Program in Washington, DC, is a prison reform attorney and activist.
