Tough Texas Gets Results By Going Softer On Crime

Reid Wilson - The Washington Post, Portland Press Herald
Fri, 11/28/2014 - 2:00am

AUSTIN — When it comes to crime, Texas has a reputation. Since the Supreme Court reinstated capital punishment in 1976, Texas has executed more convicts than the next six states combined. More than one in 10 prisoners in the United States are incarcerated in the state, with the prison population there nearly tripling since 1992.

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