With Prison Numbers Swelling, Programs Help Ease Overcrowding

America’s prison numbers continue to rise, making it the country that houses the most inmates in the world. The U.S. Justice Department releases new inmate numbers — from 2014 — next week. VOA’s Carolyn Presutti takes a look why the United States has policies that lock up so many people ... and who’s trying to change them.

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