Building Bigger Prisons Won't Solve Alabama's Corrections Problem

Mobile criminal defense attorney David Allen contributed this article to AL.com addressing the state of prison-funding in Alabama, noting:

There is scant statistical evidence that the tough mandatory-minimum sentencing laws passed during the "War on Drugs" era resulted in fewer crimes. What is measurable is the massive increase in taxpayer funds spent on incarcerating nonviolent drug offenders for long criminal sentences.

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