Prison Populations Are Expected To Boom Now That The Economy Is Recovering

As the U.S. economy improves, people are going back to work, investing in their homes, and preparing to make new purchases.

They’re also going to spend a lot more time in prison.

Walter Hickey of Business Insider Australia offers this report. Read more here.

Michelle Alexander: The New Jim Crow

Listen to Michelle Alexander and Ross Reynolds discuss mass incarceration and "The New Jim Crow" on The Conversation. Click on the buttons below Ross Reynolds' picture to listen to the broadcast.