My father was granted release on parole today, after more than 40 years in prison! 

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Replying to @chesaboudin
"But far from avoiding the legacy of his parents, Boudin embraces it. It is impossible to understand him, the author says, without understanding the strong impression that their politics made on his own." - James Kirchick, The New Republic, Fall 2009
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Replying to @SteveAdams80182 @chesaboudin
76 percent of all inmates end up back in prison in 5 years. Food for thought.
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When people in prison are able to obtain a college education the rate of re-incarceration (recidivism) dramatically decreases.
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That of course is selection bias - the (few) felons who have the desire and ability to achieve bachelors degrees of course have better outcomes than the vast majority that don't/can't/won't.
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