Definition: In this task, you are given two sentences in the English language (Sentence 1 and Sentence 2). Your task is to identify the connecting word between the two sentences.
Input: Sentence 1:Sentencing laws within the U.S. criminal justice system are criticized for being both draconian and racially discriminatory . Sentence 2:Additionally , they are cited as a main contributor to the growing and excessive prison population known as mass incarceration .
Output:
additionally