Hard Times Can End Prison Building Binge - Roll Call

Hard Times Can End Prison Building Binge

By Tracie Powell and CQ Guest Columnist

Posted March 28, 2009 at 12:00am

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Tracie Powell is a former American Political Science Association congressional fellow and journalist who write regularly on social policy issues.

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