![]() ![]() It concludes that “the evidence base demonstrates that lengthy prison sentences are ineffective as a crime control measure," and that we have long passed any point at which increasing incarceration made us safer or better. In 2014, the National Research Council published an expansive report on The Growth of Incarceration in the United States that examined the dramatic rise of the prison population and its effects on our country. Evidence shows that harsh punishment is the exact wrong way to go. Sessions says he wants to make America safer. ![]() Yet this action, more than any other, raises questions about his sincerity. During his confirmation hearings, Sessions took great pains to deny allegations of racism. ![]()
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