1. English 1109
Diagnostic Essay

2. Directions:
For this assignment you will need to write an essay that answers the following essay question: Essay Question: Should the United States discontinue the practice of lengthening already long prison sentences in favor of other strategies to reduce crime?
Your essay will need to conform as closely as possible to the following standards:
Have a clear thesis statement that directly answers the essay question.
Be in basic essay format and include an introduction, body, and conclusion
Stay on topic.
Use the reading “Mass Incarceration Doesn’t Pay” as support for your thesis.
Correctly credit any of the information taken from the reading with a signal phrase.
Be at least 1 and ½ pages long.
Be proofread with few, if any, grammar errors.