Incarceration Nation
America's get-tough-on-crime policies are packing prisons and jails to a near bursting point. Hundreds of thousands of regulations carry criminal penalties and it is causing the U.S. to be the world leader in its incarceration rate.
But it's costing American taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars each year. Senior Washington correspondent Jennifer Wishon has been following how the current crises gripping our country point to the overcriminalization of America. She's on today's CBN News Daily Rundown.
About The Author
Caitlin
Burke
Caitlin Burke serves as National Security Correspondent and a general assignment reporter for CBN News. She has also hosted the CBN News original podcast, The Daily Rundown. Some of Caitlin’s recent stories have focused on the national security threat posed by China, America’s military strength, and vulnerabilities in the U.S. power grid. She joined CBN News in July 2010, and over the course of her career, she has had the opportunity to cover stories both domestically and abroad. Caitlin began her news career working as a production assistant in Richmond, Virginia, for the NBC affiliate WWBT
