Explain mass incarceration and a major policy reform proposed to address it.

Explain mass incarceration and a major policy reform proposed to address it.

• A. Mass incarceration refers to disproportionately high imprisonment rates, particularly for minority groups; reforms include sentencing reform, decriminalization of certain offenses, and expanded alternatives to incarceration.
• B. Mass incarceration means the mass release of inmates; reform is to increase sentencing.
• C. Mass incarceration only affects non-violent offenses and cannot be addressed by policy.
• D. Mass incarceration is a myth.

Answer: (A)