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Slammed: The Coming Prison Meltdown

We're locking up 1 in every 100 American adults—and going bankrupt in the process. Are there alternatives to a total meltdown? Inside America's broken—and broke—prison system.

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Slammed: The Coming Prison Meltdown

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