The End of Mass Incarceration?

At critical periods in our nation's history, progress becomes inevitable. The momentum is almost palpable, as Americans come together to make a collective decision to right a wrong, or to expand opportunity. We have seen this occur in the areas of civil rights, women's rights and, most recently, gay rights. Of course, struggles and opposition continue long after this moment arrives, as do setbacks. But the trajectory forward becomes irreversible. Historian George Packer once wrote: "With our endless talent for experiment and hope ... we will have a more just society as soon as we want one. This desire keeps rising to the surface, often at the unlikeliest moment."

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