Atlanta Harper Lecture: The Prison Boom and Sentencing Policy

Why has the prison population grown so rapidly in recent decades? What changes in policy drove this growth—and how do they affect inequality in the United States?

Labor economist Derek Neal will demonstrate that the prison boom resulted from sustained efforts in many states to make sentencing policies more punitive for convicted offenders in all offense categories. He will also comment on how these policy changes affect labor market inequality.

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