Which issue is most directly connected to debates over mass incarceration in the United States?
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Correct answer: Racial disparities in policing and sentencing
Mass incarceration debates often focus on racial disparities in arrests, sentencing, imprisonment, and reentry. These issues are closely connected to drug policy, policing practices, poverty, and criminal justice reform.
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