“Prison is quite literally a ghetto in the most classic sense of the world, a place where the U.S. government now puts… — Piper Kerman Copy Share Image
“Mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses are the prime reason that the U.S. prison population has ballooned since the 1980s to over… — Piper Kerman Copy Share Image
“In the federal system alone there were 90,000 prisoners locked up for drug offenses, compared with about 40,000 for violent crimes. A… — Piper Kerman Copy Share Image