Media Crime Hype Helps Roll Back Reforms
Actual data about life and death in jails is not enough to move New York’s governor, but the sensationalism about crime is enough.
Actual data about life and death in jails is not enough to move New York’s governor, but the sensationalism about crime is enough.
Americans around the country were unmoved by tough-on-crime rhetoric, and instead voted in a string of reform-minded candidates. The results show that it’s time for Democrats to rethink their approach…