The evidence from around the world tells us that putting people in jail for minor crimes does not create safer communities. (croakey.org)
It's the global equivalent of a town sheriff telling his officers not to put people in jail for taking drugs anymore. (politics.co.uk)
The city, which has one of the highest incarceration rates in the country, has steadily reduced the number of people in jail over the past six years. (globalpossibilities.org)