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More, Not Less, Prison May Improve Life Chances

Today I had planned to release the video from Friday’s livestream, but we hit a small production snag. I’ll have it for you in the coming week. Instead, I’d like to present this guest essay from my friend Robert Cherry, economist, professor emeritus at Brooklyn College, author and editor of many books, and adjunct fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. His idea is simple but provocative: longer prison sentences for youthful offenders may help them find sustained employment after release.