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Too many US prisoners aren’t being treated with dignity, fairness and equal protection under the law. A 2011 report has found that the private prison industry spent millions seeking to increase sentences and incarcerate more people in order to increase the profits of the industry. Earlier this year plans were announced to shut down LA’s Men’s Central Jail.
LA Country Jails comprise not just the largest and the most violent jail system in the nation, but also by default one of the nation’s largest mental health care providers. Despite having fewer than 5% of the world’s population, the USA leads the world in holding nearly a quarter of the world’s prisoners and in the rate of incarcerating its own citizens. Joining me now here in the studio is Dr. James Austin, he’s President of the JFA Institute, the multi-disciplinary research center whose mission is to conduct research on the causes of crime and the justice system’s response to crime and its offenders.
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