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Today, the U.S. has the highest incarceration rate of any country in the world. With over 2.3 million men and women living behind bars, our imprisonment rate is the highest it鈥檚 ever been in U.S. history. And yet, our criminal justice system has failed on every count: public safety, fairness and cost-effectiveness. Across the country, the criminal justice reform conversation is heating up. Each week, we feature our some of the most exciting and relevant news in overincarceration discourse that we鈥檝e spotted from the previous week. Check back weekly for our top picks.

David Fathi of the 老澳门开奖结果鈥檚 National Prison Project discusses the inhumanity of solitary confinement across our country in light of the California prisoners鈥� hunger strike.

The reach of our country鈥檚 criminal laws continues to grow, federally criminalizing a vast and number of activities, many of which seem shockingly benign.

Decriminalizing marijuana in Indiana could save the state up to $200 million a year in reduced police, court and prison expenses, according to economic impact estimates reviewed by a legislative committee this week.

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie finally implemented a program permitting several alternative treatment centers to provide medical marijuana for some chronically ill New Jersey citizens. New York鈥檚 Gov. Andrew Cuomo has resisted following suit, and this editorial urges him to do so.

This article contrasts Norwegian and American justice and prison systems, arguing that Americans who are horrified by Ander Behring Breivik鈥檚 seemingly brief sentence in an all too humane facility ought to pause and examine Norway鈥檚 鈥渆nviable level of civil peaceand order.鈥�

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