Decarcerate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /diːˈkɑː.səˌɹeɪt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Decarcerate is a verb meaning To implement a policy of decarceration; to reduce prison populations.
Meaning
To implement a policy of decarceration; to reduce prison populations.
Example Sentences
Refusing to decarcerate and now increasing spending on policing that will drive the shuttling of even more Americans into jails and prisons is especially perverse given the recent attention paid to the worsening conditions of confinement and the mistreatment of the incarcerated.
Word Forms
- decarcerates
- decarcerating
- decarcerated
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include disincarcerate, decriminalize, decriminalise, decrime, decarburize, disprison.
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