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The Political Dynamics of Justice Reform in The U.S.

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III. <strong>The</strong> Crim<strong>in</strong>al <strong>Justice</strong> Debate<br />

<strong>in</strong> <strong>The</strong> New Millennium<br />

by Timothy Williams and Thomas Kaplan<br />

Published Aug. 20, 2019 | Updated Aug. 21, 2019<br />

<strong>The</strong> Crim<strong>in</strong>al <strong>Justice</strong> Debate Has Changed Drastically. Here’s Why.<br />

Democratic candidates are push<strong>in</strong>g ideas that were considered radical just a few years<br />

ago. But the American public has changed its views, too.<br />

Marijuana would be decrim<strong>in</strong>alized, mass <strong>in</strong>carceration would be reversed and the<br />

death penalty would be elim<strong>in</strong>ated as part <strong>of</strong> sweep<strong>in</strong>g changes that lead<strong>in</strong>g Democratic<br />

presidential candidates have proposed to make to the crim<strong>in</strong>al justice system, which<br />

has become a dependable political foil for its <strong>in</strong>efficiency and excesses but has also<br />

proved resistant to change.<br />

Both liberal and centrist candidates are back<strong>in</strong>g the overhauls, and some progressives<br />

are go<strong>in</strong>g further, push<strong>in</strong>g ma<strong>in</strong>stream boundaries with proposals like end<strong>in</strong>g solitary<br />

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