Fordham Law Professor John Pfaff was quoted in The Washington Post on the myth fewer people are going to prison.
John Pfaff, a legal scholar at Fordham University, pointed out the paradox in a series of tweets on Tuesday. While more people are being sent to prison than in 2010, the total population declined because prisoners are serving shorter terms, partly as a result of lawmakers’ efforts to reduce minimum sentences. The reduced sentencing are welcome for convicts and their families, but incarceration is not affecting fewer lives.
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“We’ve seen a decline in the total number in, and an increase in the total number passing through,” Pfaff told Wonkblog. He summarized his review of the federal data in a series of tweets.