Chart: More prison doesn’t mean less crime ift.tt/1nSI982 Twenty years ago today, President Bill Clinton signed a massive anti-crime bill that put more Americans in prison. But two decades later, an analysis from Pew Charitable Trusts found the states that reduced their incarceration rates actually saw bigger crime drops. That doesnt mean less imprisonment leads to less crime. But the findings show theres no credible correlation, and it gives more credence to previous research that found higher threats of incarceration dont actually deter criminal activity. Check out Pews findings in the infographic below:
Posted on: Sat, 13 Sep 2014 12:19:41 +0000