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New Jersey report finds recidivists driving up prison costs

By Douglas A. Berman

This lengthy local article, headlined "Repeat offenders in N.J. prison system are draining state budget, report finds," highlights that concerns about state spending and budgets in New Jersey is getting focused on corrections.  Here are excerpts: New Jersey?s prison system is a revolving door for criminals that drains the state budget by jailing the same people over and over again, according to a high-level review being conducted for the Christie administration. A draft copy of the report, obtained by The Star-Ledger, says the state?s patchwork system is in dire need of reform to reduce the number of ex-offenders returning to prison. And it says the best way to do that is to connect former inmates with jobs so they don?t return to crime. The report?s conclusions are the result of a broad, months-long review involving several state departments and the Manhattan Institute, a conservative New York City-based think tank with a progressive reputation on prison issues...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on March 03, 2011 (boomark / email).