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John Pfaff

John F. Pfaff is a professor at Fordham Law School. His latest book is “Locked In: The True Causes of Mass Incarceration and How to Achieve Real Reform.” Follow him on Twiter: @JohnFPfaff

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The Never-Ending 'Willie Horton Effect' is Keeping Prisons Too Full for America's Good
At a time when Democrats and Republicans appear incapable of working together on even the simplest of matters, one area of surprising agreement has been prison reform. Despite Atty Gen. Jeff Sessions’ move last week to reintroduce stiffer federal sentences , there remains a great deal of consensus...
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