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Who belongs in jail?

And who goes?  Who stays?  Why do most people go there, and what's the difference between jail and prison?  What is jail supposed to be for, and what effects does it actually have - does it prevent crime, reform people with criminal tendencies, or ... does it do something else entirely?

In this unit, you'll look at the US prison and jail systems and how they operate - and why one expert says: "The opposite of poverty is justice."  

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