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Cognitive scientist at Harvard.

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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 9 Apr 2016

    Why Are So Many Americans in Prison? It's not what you think. http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/crime/2015/02/mass_incarceration_a_provocative_new_theory_for_why_so_many_americans_are.html?wpsrc=sh_all_dt_tw_top … via @slate

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      1. Hudson‏ @HCashny 9 Apr 2016
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        @sapinker @Slate Interesting- contradicts my priors...but may underestimate secondary impacts of drug war- e.g., gang violence/turf battles

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      1. Russell Fradin‏ @rfradin 14 Apr 2016
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        This is interewtint - “@sapinker: Why Are So Many Americans in Prison? It's not what you think. http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/crime/2015/02/mass_incarceration_a_provocative_new_theory_for_why_so_many_americans_are.html?wpsrc=sh_all_dt_tw_top … via @slate”

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      1. john sakon‏ @jjsakon 12 Apr 2016
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        @sapinker @Slate 1396 words until @leoncrawl used the phrase "district attorney" in his piece. How many will make it that far thru article?

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      1. Chris Cote‏ @ChrisACote 10 Apr 2016
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        @sapinker @Slate Most incarcerates are in prison because of violent crimes and there are 300m guns in circulation... Good luck!

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      1. John Benneth Homeopathy‏ @JBennethJournal 9 Apr 2016
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        @sapinker @Slate IT's NOT BECAUSE OF DRUGS we're in the midst of it, it's because of Capitalism

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      1. shelly andon‏ @andons1969 9 Apr 2016
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        @sapinker @Slate Maybe making Sam Harris on consciousness compulsory reading could move things along a bit.

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      1. ___‏ @trombosit 9 Apr 2016
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        @sapinker @Slate any social scientist can only dream of a 17 percent effect of an intervention. Let alone calling it oh not so big deal..

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      1. Inthemainewoods☆☆☆‏ @Inthemainewoods 9 Apr 2016
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        @sapinker @instapundit @Slate because prisons are privately owned and for profit, the more inmates they have the more money they get

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      1. E O'Neal III‏ @EONealIII 9 Apr 2016
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        @sapinker @Slate Interesting article -- dispels myths but misses key point that high incarceration rates reduce crime by removing criminals.

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      1. William Owen‏ @Bill_Owen 9 Apr 2016
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        @sapinker @Slate Because they are there.

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      1. Michael Cuddihy‏ @Wbaz54 9 Apr 2016
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        @sapinker @Slate @leoncrawl in how many countries are prosecutors elected?

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      1. Fredrik Giertsen‏ @FredrikGiertsen 9 Apr 2016
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        @sapinker Nils Christie's theory still valid? @Slate @leoncrawl

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