Tough on criminal justice reform
by Cal Thomas, Tribune Content Agency
Dec 20, 2018
2 minutes
Republicans and conservatives dating back at least to Richard Nixon have used the slogan "tough on crime" and its corollary "lock 'em up and throw away the key" as electoral red meat. The problem is what to do when inmates are released with few skills, fewer job prospects and a bleak future that leads some to commit new crimes that land them
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