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The U.S. prison population is booming. It is estimated nearly 2.2 million people were incarcerated in America in 2016, and as many people in the U.S. have criminal records as have graduated from four-year colleges.
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Jarret Krosoczka has written numerous picture books as well as graphic novels for young readers, including the popular Lunch Lady series.
Read more: Children's Book Author and Illustrator Jarret Krosoczka on Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4 pm
TERRY GROSS, HOST:
This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. Congress in the Trump era is the subject of the new book by my guests Jake Sherman and Anna Palmer. It's called "The Hill To Die On: The Battle For Congress And The Future Of Trump's America.
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