What are the current trends in the numbers

What are the current trends in the numbers of people being incarcerated in the U.S. and how is that affected by recent changing in sentencing policies?
What sociological explanations does this website offer to help explain why members of racial and ethnic minorities are extremely overrepresented in the criminal justice system?
What trends are currently been seen regarding the Sentencing Project women and incarceration?

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