Overall arrest rates in the United States have seriously dropped since the 1990s, just like incarceration rates. However, both are still extremely high compared to other countries. Let's take a look.

• Today we're reading part of a report published in May 2021 by the Vera Institute of Justice titled Arrest Trends: Suburban Police Are Driving the Use Of Arrests.
• I'll also be referencing data from PEW, the CCJ Task Force On Policing, and Fatal Encounters.
• Learn how you can contribute to our new prison diversion and re-entry program, RLENTLSS, here.
• Find more content about mass incarceration, decarceration, policing, and criminal justice reform on our new media platform www.decarcerator.com.

This episode of The Sentencing was recorded at the homie's Unmastered Studio. It was ideated, produced, and delivered by Jay W. Austin (aka Jay Dub). Jay Dub runs JWA, an agency providing fierce marketing services to organizations interrupting mass incarceration.

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