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ISS project examines reasons for U.S. mass incarceration

by : Lori Sonken , Institute for the Social Sciences

An interdisciplinary team of Cornell scholars is collaborating on a new project, The Causes, Consequence and Future of Mass Incarceration in the United States, supported by the Institute for the Social Sciences (ISS) and led by Peter Enns, associate professor of government.“The U.S. now incarcerates a greater proportion of its population than any country in the world. Given the bipartisan…