Op-ed definition
Op-ed means “opposite the editorial page.” An op-ed is an opinion piece used to make the case for your issue. Op-eds are usually no longer than 700 to 750 words, typewritten and double spaced. Sentences should be short and effective (10 or 11 words maximum). Since publishing an op-ed is solely at the discretion of the newspaper’s editors, it is important to make your op-ed stand out. Also make sure that all names are spelled correctly and all quotations are accurate.
Op-ed. ▇▇▇ shows principled leadership in criminal justice reform.” The Salt Lake Tribune, May 19. "The most important aspect of it isn't the financial cost of a very lengthy incarceration, it's the human cost," the senator added. "It's the fact we're taking fathers and sons and brothers, like ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, away from their families for years, for decades sometimes, and we're doing that where it's not warranted."9 While there are many promising examples of genuine priority in fixing the social consequences of mass incarceration, these findings have me questioning if human costs would even have the opportunity to be explored if fiscal costs were not in the equation in the first place. Other reasons for reform included overcrowding of prisons, the idea that reform is overdue (suggesting that public opinion has shifted away from encouraging “tough on crime” legislation, the prison system has gone too far, and that is past time to seek change), addiction and mental health as better treated through rehabilitation and treatment rather than punishment, justice and fairness, productivity (referring to turning prisoners into more productive members of society and police more productive by focusing on more serious crimes, and reform as an inspiration for state reform since the majority of prisons are held in state rather than federal prisons.