LA is learning tough on crime is tough to undo

Barry Krisberg interviewed on KCRW, November 12, 2014

“We’ve dug ourselves into an impossible hole by increasing our incarcerated population by seven- and eight-folds in the last twenty years. And frankly, most of the criminal justice community has been avoiding any significant reforms of this policy. The voters have decided they want the policy changed, so there’s going to be a bit of a catch-up.”