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VA: Time to rethink goals of prison

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

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Time to rethink goals of prison Editorials Opinion The Virginian-Pilot © January 5, 2009 In prosperous times, state and federal lawmakers wanting to polish their get-tough-on-crime image pass bills putting more people in prison and keeping them longer for offenses such as drunken driving, drug possession and dog fighting. When the economy tanks, those mandatory sentencing laws stay in place, and budget cuts instead dig into drug treatment and job-training programs. It's no mystery, then, why prison populations are growing while recidivism rates remain obstinately high. The cycle continues this year, with the shuttering of day-reporting centers in Norfolk, Suffolk and nine other locations in Virginia. Worse, behavioral service staff is being reduced, and community programs are being cut in the juvenile justice system, forcing more youth into detention centers...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on January 06, 2009 (boomark / email).

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