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When tough-on-crime laws passed 30 years back during an era of drug-fueled violence, they were recognized across the politics spectrum. The next "war on drugs" sent non-violent offenders to prison for many years and, in some instances, life. As a result, the nation's prison and jail society today is 2.3 million, more than quadruple the number that were incarcerated in 1980. One in 100 parents is behind bars in America. As much as 100 million American parents now have police records, and a disproportionate number of these are men of color. Washington Post reporters, in a series of revealing and wrenching experiences throughout 2015, unlocked the prison gates and allowed listeners to see the individual devastation wrought by sentencing insurance policies now under scrutiny.
