Punitive sentencing led to higher incarceration rates throughout adulthood for certain birth cohorts in North Carolina

August 24, 2020 Caitlin Kizielewicz News

Punitive sentencing led to higher incarceration rates throughout adulthood for certain birth cohorts in North Carolina

“We believe that this occurs because these individuals accumulated an extended criminal history under a determinate sentencing regime—implemented in 1994 and still in effect today—that systematically increases punishment for individuals with prior convictions,” Shawn Bushway, CJRA Expert.