Criminal punishment in rural, white, conservative counties has more in common with Saudi Arabia than with US cities: http://nyti.ms/2bHjOXN
Seems like this punitiveness is both cause and consequence of this anger. A nasty positive feedback loop?
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Yeah right. Despair/anger - > addiction - > drug "crime" - > punitiveness - > no one cares
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I'll admit I'm part of the NYC media that doesn't get it... but am eager ot know more. Also, how can Tom Cotton get away with…
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…decrying "under-incarceration" while rep'ing one of most carceral states in the union, and not pay any political price at home?
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I'm guessing race has something (prolly big) to do w/ it in AK but in rural white IN?
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probly vilification of "drug dealers" and panic over opioid epidemic. Would also be curious about state of public defender system!
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