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CPRC making presentations at Northwest Safety First Conference in Boise, Idaho

Oct 17, 2023 | Featured

Dr. John Lott and Kerry Slone represented the CPRC for presentations on October 15th and 16th in Idaho.

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Are most people in prison there for crimes motivated by poverty? No, poverty explains just a few percent of the variation in crime rates, and relatively few crimes are related to poverty.

Are most people in prison there for crimes motivated by poverty? No, poverty explains just a few percent of the variation in crime rates, and relatively few crimes are related to poverty.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldlsMfnlQq8 This interview on Fox News Sunday with the co-chair of the Democratic Socialist of America has the claim that most people in prison there for crimes motivated by poverty. Here are some facts: Roughly 58.2% of state prisoners...