Crime rates in the United States have dropped substantially since their peak in the early 1990s, and, while remaining above historical norms, the nation’s incarceration rate has receded as well.
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The Senate Report (S. Rept. 116-127) accompanying the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (P.L.