You can read about it here.
There is a lively debate going on about this but there is no denying that mass incarceration exists.
From a conservative standpoint:
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/415557/republicans-rethinking-tough-crime-michael-tanner
I am glad to see the author acknowledges the need to end the status quo even if he misses on some issues; yes, racism is real. For profit prisons exacerbate the problem. And choice is not all that its cracked up to be...
Looking at it through the lens of race and family:
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/10/the-black-family-in-the-age-of-mass-incarceration/403246/
We will in 2016, begin our discussions at our parish on mass incarceration.
In the mean time, to just think about a piece of the larger issue of mass incarceration, here is John Oliver of HBO on public defenders (NSFW - language!):
A lively debate is happening here with some good back and forth:
http://www.theatlantic.com/notes/all/2015/09/debating-mass-incarceration/405694/
